Lycorea halia cleobaea

Lycorea halia cleobaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Lycorea
Species: L. halia
Trinomial name
Lycorea halia cleobaea
(Godart, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Heliconia cleobaea Godart, 1819
  • Lycorea halia domingensis Niepelt, 1927

Lycorea halia cleobaea, the tropical milkweed butterfly, is a subspecies of Lycorea halia, also called the tropical milkweed butterfly, a nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found from the Antilles, Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.[1][2] Its habitat is the tropical rainforest.

References

  1. ↑ Van-Wright, R.I.; Ackery, P.R.; Turner, T. (1992). "Anetia Jaegeri, Danaus Cleophile and Lycoriea cleobaea from Jamaica (Nymphalide: Danaine)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 46 (4): 273–279.
  2. ↑ Markku Savela. "Lycorea Doubleday, [1847]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. FUNET. Retrieved February 14, 2017.


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