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Hyposcada Godman & Salvin 1879 TS = Ithomia adelphina Bates, 1866 (currently viewed as a subspecies of H. virginiana)

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Ithomiini

Introduction

A delicate neotropical genus. Larvae reported to feed on Gesneriaceae (DeVries 1987).

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Tree topology based on the molecular hypothesis of de Silva et al. (2010).

References

De Silva, D. L., Day, J. J., Elias, M., Willmott, K., Whinnett, A. & Mallet, J. 2010. Molecular phylogenetics of the neotropical butterfly subtribe Oleriina (Nymphalidae: Danaini: Ithomiini). Mol. Phhylogenet. Evol. 55, 1032-1041.

DeVries, P. J. 1987 The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history. Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press.

Lamas, G. (ed.) 2004 Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Neild, A. F. E. 2008 The Butterflies of Venezuela. Part 2: Nymphalidae II (Acraeinae, Libytheinae, NYmphalinae, Ithomiinae, Morphinae). London: Meridian Publications.

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Scientific Name Hyposcada illinissa
Comments identified as Ithomia aesion Godman & Salvin, 1878 in source (Hyposcada illinissa aesion is currently viewed as a geographical race from Panama).
Reference Godman, F. D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901 (1881) Biologia Centrali-Americana. London: Taylor & Francis. Vol. 3, plate 2
Specimen Condition lithograph of pinned specimen
Identified By Andrew V. Z. Brower
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2010. Hyposcada Godman & Salvin 1879 TS = Ithomia adelphina Bates, 1866 (currently viewed as a subspecies of H. virginiana). Version 21 July 2010 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Hyposcada/27610/2010.07.21 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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