Napeogenes sylphis explained

Napeogenes sylphis is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.

The larvae of subspecies N. s. acreana have been recorded feeding on Lycianthes species.

Subspecies

• N. s. sylphis (Bolivia and Peru)
• N. s. acreana d'Almeida, 1958 (Brazil)
• N. s. caucayensis Fox & Real, 1971 (Colombia)
• N. s. corena (Hewitson, 1861) (Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru)
• N. s. ercilla (Hewitson, 1858) (Brazil)
• N. s. ehu Brevignon, 2007 (French Guiana)
• N. s. ithra (Hewitson, 1855) (Brazil)
• N. s. potaronus Kaye, 1905 (Guyana)
• N. s. rindgei Fox & Real, 1971 (Peru)
• N. s. thira (Hewitson, 1874) (Bolivia and Peru)