Antillea pelops

Antillea pelops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Genus: Antillea
Species: A. pelops
Binomial name
Antillea pelops
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio pelops Drury, [1773]
  • Argynnis pygmaea Godart, 1819
  • Papilio aegon Fabricius, 1781 (preocc. Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Erycina aedon Godart, [1824]

Antillea pelops is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Montserrat and Saint Kitts.

The length of the forewings is 10-12 mm for males and 11-13 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Blechum pyramidatum and Justicia comata.

Subspecies

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