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Dynastor Doubleday 1849

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Brassolini

Introduction

Three robust, crepuscular forest species of which females are about 10% larger than males. Adults feed on rotting fruit. Larvae have been recorded from bromeliads - the only nymphalid taxon known to feed on this group (Penz et al. 1999). The genus is distributed from Mexico throughout tropical Central and South America.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The topology is that of Garzón-Orduña & Penz (2009), based on a cladistic analysis of 57 characters from adult morphology.

Other Names for Dynastor Doubleday 1849

References

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

Garzón-Orduña IJ & CM Penz. 2009. Phylogeny of Dynastor and Brassolis butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a tough nut to crack. Zootaxa 2134: 1-22.

Penz, CM, A Aiello & RB Srygley. 1999. Early stages of Caligo illioneus and C. idomeneus (Nymphalidae, Brassolinae) from Panama with remarks on larval foodplants for the subfamily. J. Lepid. Soc. 53: 142-152.

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Scientific Name Dynastor darius
Location Yacutinga Lodge, Misiones, Argentina
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Rich Lehman
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Source Darius Owl
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2003 Richard Lehman
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