Anthanassa ardys

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Anthanassa ardys, the Ardys crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America to Colombia. In elevational abundance patterns based in Oaxaca, Mexico, Anthanassa ardys are typically present at mid elevation levels, with records showing they lack in areas of lower and higher elevations.

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Ardys crescent
Male, Costa Rica
Female, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Anthanassa
Species:
A. ardys
Binomial name
Anthanassa ardys
(Hewitson, [1864])
Synonyms
  • Eresia ardys Hewitson, [1864]
  • Phyciodes ardys (Hewitson, [1864])
  • Phyciodes subota Godman & Salvin, 1878
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Subspecies

  • Anthanassa ardys ardys (southern Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia)
  • Anthanassa ardys subota (Guatemala: Polochic Valley, Costa Rica)

References

Luis-Martínez, Armando, Omar Ávalos-Hernández, Marysol Trujano-Ortega, Arturo Arellano-Covarrubias, Isabel Vargas-Fernández, and Jorge Llorente-Bousquets. (2022). "Distribution, diversity, endemism, and ecology of Nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Loxicha Region, Oaxaca, Mexico." Revista de Biología Tropical, 70: 363–407. https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.48821


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