Antillea pelops
| Antillea pelops | |
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| 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) | |
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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
- A. p. pelops
- A. p. anacaona (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) (Cuba)
- A. p. pygmaea (Godart, 1819) (Jamaica)
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