Hypna

Hypna
	Ventral view of Hypna clytemnestra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Anaeini
Genus:	Hypna; Hübner, 1819
Species:	H. clytemnestra
Binomial name
	Hypna clytemnestra; (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
	Genus Hecalene Doubleday, 1844; ; Species Papilio clytemnestra Cramer; Anaea clytemnestra; Hypna clytemnestra Godman & Salvin, 1884; Hypna clytaemnestra var. negra C. & R. Felder, 1862; Hypna globosa Butler, 1866; Hypna velox Butler, 1866; Hypna forbesi Godman & Salvin, [1884]; Hypna elongata Butler, 1866; Hecalene iphigenia Westwood, 1850; ;

Hypna is a butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae. It is monotypic, containing only Hypna clytemnestra, the jazzy leafwing,^[1] marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing.

Description

Hypna clytemnestra is the largest member of the tribe Anaeini. This "leafwing butterfly" is quite uncommon. The uppersides of the forewings are black, with a few white spots on the margins and two large white transverse bands. The uppersides of the hindwings are mainly brown. The undersides mimic dead leaves, ranging from dark brown to whitish. Larvae feed on Croton floribundus (Euphorbiaceae), while adults feed on rotting fruits.

Distribution

Hypna clytemnestra can be found from Mexico to the Amazon basin.

Habitat

This butterfly can be found in the lowlands or the foothills, at an elevation of about 100–1,200 metres (330–3,940 ft) above sea level.

Philately

This butterfly is on a Cuban stamp with a face value of ¢13.

Subspecies

H. c. clytemnestra (Nicaragua - Brazil, Suriname)
H. c. negra C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Peru, Bolivia, Panama)
H. c. forbesi Godman & Salvin, 1884 (Brazil: Pernambuco)
H. c. huebneri Butler, 1866 (Brazil)
H. c. rufescens Butler, 1866 (Venezuela, Colombia)
H. c. mexicana Hall, 1917 (Mexico: Oaxaca)
H. c. corymbaensis Talbot, 1928 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
H. c. iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, 1862 (Cuba)^[2]

Gallery

Specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Subspecies and forms from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1866, plate XXIII)

References

^ Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.
^ "Hypna Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Biolib
Hypna clytemnestra, Butterflies of Amazonia

External links

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[1] Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.

[funet-2] "Hypna Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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