Biblis hyperia

Biblis hyperia
Dorsal view
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Biblis

Fabricius, 1807
Species:
B. hyperia
Binomial name
Biblis hyperia
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Zonaga Billberg, 1820
  • Zonagra Sherborn, 1932

Species:

  • Papilio hyperia
  • Didonis biblis Godman & Salvin, [1883]

Biblis hyperia, the red rim or crimson-banded black, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) that is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Paraguay.[2] Its genus Biblis is so far monotypic, but at least one other undescribed species is suspected to exist.

They can be seen flying between March and November in subtropical forest.[3][4] The immature larvae feed on Tragia volubilis.[5]

  1. ^ "Biblis hyperia Red Rim". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  2. ^ "Red Rim Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-618-76826-4.
  5. ^ "Museum:Biblis hyperia". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-17.