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Catoblepia

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Catoblepia
Type species: Catoblepia xanthus - MHNT
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Catoblepia
Stichel, 1902
Diversity
8 species

Catoblepia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Larvae feed on bananas[1] and adults feed on rotting fruit.[2]

Species

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Listed alphabetically within groups:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Catoblepia Stichel, 1902" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ a b Cassie, B. and Sandved, K. (2004) A World of Butterflies. NY: Bulfinch Press, p.354