Hyposcada illinissa, the illinissa glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests at altitudes between 100 and 1,100 metres.[2]

Hyposcada illinissa
H. i. dujardini
H. i. sinilia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hyposcada
Species:
H. illinissa
Binomial name
Hyposcada illinissa
(Hewitson, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ithomia illinissa Hewitson, 1851
  • Hyposcada multimacula Zikán, 1941
  • Ithomia sinilia Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
  • Hyposcada sinilia
  • Ithomia abida Hewitson, 1871
  • Ithomia dolabella Hewitson, 1876
  • Ithomia aesion Godman & Salvin, 1878
  • Ithomia illinissa ilerdinoides Staudinger, [1884]
  • Hyposcada ida Haensch, 1903
  • Hyposcada idina Haensch, 1905
  • Leucothyris illinissa brisotis Haensch, 1909

Subspecies

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  • H. i. illinissa (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. i. abida (Hewitson, 1871) (Colombia)
  • H. i. aesion (Godman & Salvin, 1878) (Panama, Ecuador)
  • H. i. brisotis (Haensch, 1909) (Bolivia)
  • H. i. cynthia Fox, 1941 (Ecuador)
  • H. i. dolabella (Hewitson, 1876) (Bolivia)
  • H. i. dujardini Brévignon, 1993 (Guianas)
  • H. i. ida Haensch, 1903 (Ecuador)
  • H. i. idina Haensch, 1905 (Peru)
  • H. i. ilerdinoides (Staudinger, [1884]) (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. i. margarita Fox, 1941 (Peru)
  • H. i. napirida Zikán, 1941 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. i. napoensis Vitale & Bollino, 2001 (Ecuador)
  • H. i. sinilia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) (Colombia)
  • H. i. tundayme Martinez, 2008 (Ecuador)

References

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  1. ^ Hyposcada at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes