Coenophlebia

Coenophlebia is a genus of neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, native to Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador. It is a monotypic genus. The single species is Coenophlebia archidona. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloudforests at altitudes between 100 and 800 metres (300 and 2,600 ft).

Coenophlebia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Coenophlebia
C. & R. Felder, 1862
Species:
C. archidona
Binomial name
Coenophlebia archidona
(Hewitson, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Siderone archidona Hewitson, 1860
  • Anaea archidona
  • Coenophlebia archidona magnifica Fruhstofer, 1915

The wingspan is about 90 mm.[2] Adults mimic fallen leaves. They are attracted to decaying matter.[3]

References
  1. Coenophlebia at funet.fi
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay
  3. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes


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