Epiphile Explained

Epiphile is a genus of banners in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. There are about 19 described species in Epiphile.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Epiphile:

• Epiphile adrasta Hewitson, 1861 (common banner)
• Epiphile chrysites Latreille, 1823
• Epiphile dilecta Röber, 1913
• Epiphile dinora Fassl, 1912
• Epiphile electra Staudinger, 1886
• Epiphile epicaste Hewitson, 1857
• Epiphile epimenes Hewitson, 1857
• Epiphile eriopis Hewitson, 1857
• Epiphile fassli Röber, 1913
• Epiphile grandis Butler, 1872
• Epiphile hermosa De La Maza & Díaz Francés, 1978
• Epiphile hubneri Hewitson, 1861
• Epiphile kalbreyeri Fassl, 1912
• Epiphile lampethusa Doubleday, 1848
• Epiphile negrina Felder, 1862
• Epiphile orea Hübner, 1816/24
• Epiphile plusios Godman & Salvin, 1883
• Epiphile plutonia Bates, 1864
• Epiphile zipa Mengel, 1899

Further reading

• Hostplants and classification: a review of nymphalid butterflies. 1988. Ackery . P. R.. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 33. 2. 95–203. 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1988.tb00446.x.
• A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. 2008. Pelham . Jonathan P.. The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40. 1–658. 10.5962/p.332201. 0022-4324. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.