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Eryphanis Boisduval, 1870

Eryphanis Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 57, TS: Papilio automedon Cramer
Eryphanis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Euryphanis ; Boisduval, 1870, Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 58 (orig. missp.)
Eryphane ; Boisduval, 1870, Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 58 (orig. missp.)
Eryphanis ; Godman & Salvin, [1881], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 136
Eryphanis (Brassolini) ; [Wahlberg]
Eryphanis (Brassolina) ; [NL4A, 203]

Eryphanis automedon (Cramer, [1775])

-. See [About maps] Papilio automedon Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 65, pl. 41, f. A, B, TL: Surinam
Eryphanis automedon, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Eryphanis polyxena ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2): 93; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 29, f. 8]
Eryphanis automedon ; [NL4A, #463]

Larva on Bambusa sp. Penz, Aiello & Srygley, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 53 (4): 148 (from various sources)

E. a. automedon

Surinam Papilio polyxena Meerburgh, [1780]; (preocc. Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), TL: America

= ; [NL4A, #463a]

Moera automedaena Hübner, [1819]; (repl. name), TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #463a]

Eryphanis automedon automedon ; [NL4A, #463a]

E. a. lycomedon (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Guatemala - Colombia, Costa Rica automedon lycomedon (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Pavonia); , TL: Colombia
Eryphanis polyxena lycomedon f. costaricensis Strand, 1916; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 12, pl. 15, f. 7-8, TL: Costa Rica

= ; [NL4A, #463d]

Eryphanis polyxena lycomedon ; [BCR: 254, pl. 44]
Eryphanis automedon lycomedon ; [NL4A, #463d]

Larva on (Bamboo) [BCR] Bambusa arundinacea, Saccharum spontaneum Penz, Aiello & Srygley, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 53 (4): 148 (from various sources)

E. a. amphimedon (C. & R. Felder, 1867)

Brazil automedon amphimedon (C. & R. Felder, 1867) (Pavonia); , TL: Brazil
Eryphanis wardii Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 58, TL: "Guatemala","Nicaragua",Brazil]

= ; [NL4A, #463b]

Eryphanis wardi ; Godman & Salvin, [1881], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 137, 3: pl. 13, f. 1-2; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 666
Eryphanis polyxena amphimedon ;
Eryphanis automedon amphimedon ; [NL4A, #463b]

E. a. tristis Staudinger, 1887

Peru automedon tristis Staudinger, 1887; , TL: Peru
Eryphanis polyxena tristis ;
Eryphanis automedon tristis ; [NL4A, #463g]

E. a. novicia Stichel, 1904

Ecuador Eryphanis novicia Stichel, 1904; , TL: Ecuador, La Chima, Los Rios
Eryphanis polyxena novicia ;
Eryphanis automedon novicia ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #463e]

E. a. cheiremon Fruhstorfer, 1912

Bolivia automedon cheiremon Fruhstorfer, 1912; , TL: Bolivia
Eryphanis automedon cheiremon ; [NL4A, #463c]

E. a. spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Colombia Eryphanes[sic] polyxena spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Ent. Rundschau 29 (2) : 15, TL: Colombia, Upper Rio Negro
Eryphanis automedon spintharus ; [NL4A, #463f]

Eryphanis aesacus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

Mexico - Amazon Basin. See [About maps] Caligo aesacus Herrich-Schäffer, 1850; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (II) 1 (1-2): f. 3-4, TL: Mexico
Eryphanis aesacus aesacus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Eryphanis aesacus aesacus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Eryphanis aesacus ; Godman & Salvin, [1881], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 137; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 666; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 29, f. 2]; [NL4A, #462]

537x573 (~56Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

E. a. aesacus

Mexico Eryphanis aesacus aesacus ; [NL4A, #462a]

E. a. bubocula (Butler, 1872)

Costa Rica - Colombia Caligo bubocula Butler, 1872; Cistula ent. 1 : 74, TL: Costa Rica
Eryphanis bubocula ; Godman & Salvin, [1881], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 138, 3: pl. 15, f. 1-3
Eryphanis aesacus buboculus ; [BCR: 254, pl. 45]
Eryphanis aesacus bubocula ; [NL4A, #462b]

Larva on (Palms) [BCR] Bambusa vulgaris, Chusquea scabra, Olyra caudata Penz, Aiello & Srygley, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 53 (4): 148 (from various sources)

Eryphanis gerhardi (Weeks, 1902)

Bolivia, Ecuador. See [About maps] Caligo gerhardi Weeks, 1902; Proc. New England Zool. Club 3 : 3, TL: Bolivia, Cochabamba district
Eryphanis gerhardi ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #464]

Eryphanis reevesii (Doubleday, [1849])

-. See [About maps] reevesii (Doubleday, [1849]) (Opsiphanes); , TL: [Brazil]
Eryphanis reevesi ; [BOW: pl. 29, f. 9]
Eryphanis reevesii ; [NL4A, #465]

Larva on Bambusa sp., Bambusa vulgaris, Olyra latifolia, Pennisetum purpureum Penz, Aiello & Srygley, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 53 (4): 148-149 (from various sources)

E. r. reevesii

Brazil(Minas Gerais, ...) Caligo hemichroa Butler, 1869; , TL: Brazil(Minas Gerais)

= ; [NL4A, #465a]

Eryphanis reevesii reevesii ; [NL4A, #465a]

E. r. pusillus Stichel, 1904

Paraguay reevesii pusillus Stichel, 1904; , TL: Paraguay
Eryphanis reevesii pusillus ; [NL4A, #465b]

Eryphanis zolvizora (Hewitson, 1877)

-. See [About maps] Pavonia zolvizora Hewitson, 1877; Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Pavonia I-II): [10], pl. [6], TL: Bolivia
Eryphanis zolvizora ; [NL4A, #466]

E. z. zolvizora

Bolivia Eryphanis zolvizora zolvizora ; [NL4A, #466a]

E. z. opimus Staudinger, 1887

Colombia, Ecuador Eryphanis zolvizora opimus Staudinger, 1887; , TL: "Manizales .. Caucathale im Columbia .. Chanchamayo"
Eryphanis zolvizora opimus ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #466b]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BCR]

DeVries, Philip J.; The Butterflies of Costa Rica; Vol. I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae

[BOA]

Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[EcuL]

Tommaso & Luigi Racheli, 2001; An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae); Fragmenta entomologica 33 (2): 213-380

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[JLS]

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles

[John Shuey]

e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[NL4A]

Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1870

Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 100pp

Brown & Mielke, 1967

Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2): 77-106

Butler, 1872

Descriptions of new Butterflies from Costa Rica Cistula ent. 1 : 72-90

Cramer, [1775]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)

Fruhstorfer, 1912

Neue Brassoliden Ent. Rundschau 29 (2) : 15-16 (27 January)

Godman & Salvin, [1881]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112

Godman & Salvin, [1901]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112

Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Rhopalocera (Tagfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (II) 1 (1-2): pl. [1-10], f. 1-22 (1850), 1 (3): pl. 11-14, f. 23-60 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 15-18, f. 61-78 (1855), 1 (5): pl. [19-22], f. 79-94 (1856), 1 (?6): pl. [23-24], f. 95-102 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [25-28], f. 103-123 (1869)

Hewitson, 1877

Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson Ill. exot. Butts [4] : (Systematic Index) IV, (Clerome): [1-2], pl. [1] (1863), (Drusilla & Hyantis): [3-4], pl. [2] (1862), (Dasyophthalma & Thaumantis): [5-6], pl. [3] (1862), (Morpho I): [7-8], pl. [4] (1856), (Pavonia I-II): [9-10], pl. [5-6] (1877), (Opsiphanes): [11-12], pl. [7] (1873), (Corades): [13-14], pl. [8] (1863), (Pronophila): [15-16], pl. [9] (1857), (Pronophila II): [17-18], pl. [10] (1860), (Pronophila III-IV): [19-22], pl. [11-12] (1868), (Pronophila V): [23-24], pl. [13] (1871), (Pronophila VI-VII): [25-28], pl. [14-15] (1872), (Pronophila VIII-IX): [29-32], pl. [16-17] (1874), (Debis I): [33-34], pl. [18] (1862), (Debis II-III): [35-38], pl. [19-20] (1863), (Haetera): [39-40], pl. [21] (1860), (Daedalma): [41-42], pl. [22] (1858), (Euptychia & Ragadia): [43-44], pl. [23] (1862), (Hypocista): [45-46], pl. [24] (1863), (Mycalesis I-IV): [47-54], pl. [25-28] (1862), (Mycalesis V-VI): [55-58], pl. [29-30] (1864), (Mycalesis VII-VIII): [59-62], pl. [31-32] (1866), (Mycalesis IX): [63-64], pl. [33] (1873), (Mycalesis & Idiomorphus): [65-66], pl. [34] (1877), (Idiomorphus): [67-68], pl. [35] (1865), (Melanitis): [69-70], pl. [36] (1863), (Taxila): [71-72], pl. [37] (1861), (Taxila II): [73-74], pl. [38] (1862), (Sospita): [75-76], pl. [39] (1861), (Sospita II): [77-78], pl. [40] (1862), (Dodona Sospita): [79-80], pl. [41] (1866), (Mesosemia I): [81-82], pl. [42] (1857), (Mesosemia II-III): [83-86], pl. [43-44] (1858), (Mesosemia IV-VI): [87-92], pl. [45-47] (1859), (Mesosemia VII-VIII): [93-96], pl. [48-49] (1860), (Mesosemia IX-X): [97-100], pl. [50-51] (1870), (Mesosemia XI): [101-102], pl. [52] (1871), (Mesosemia XII): [103-104], pl. [53] (1873), (Eurygona I-II): [105-108], pl. [54-55] (1853), (Eurygona III-IV): [109-112], pl. [56-57] (1855), (Eurygona V-VII): [113-118], pl. [58-60] (1856), (Eurygona VIII): [119-120], pl. [61] (1860), (Eurygona IX): [121-122], pl. [62] (1870), (Eurygona X): [123-124], pl. [63] (1872)

Penz, Aiello & Srygley, 2000

Early stages of Caligo illioneus and C. idomeneus from Panama, with remarks on larval food plants for the subfamily J. Lep. Soc. 53 (4): 142-152

Strand, 1916

Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer und wenig bekannter Lepidoptera aus der Sammlung W. Niepelt Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 1-26, pl. 13-17

Weeks, 1902

Descriptions of six new butterflies from Bolivia Proc. New England Zool. Club 3 : 1-7

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