Godyris zavaleta
Species of butterfly
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Godyris zavaleta, the Zavaleta glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Costa Rica to southern Peru. The habitat consists of lowland and mid-elevation rainforests at altitudes up to 900 meters.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Godyris |
| Species: | G. zavaleta |
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Adults visit the flowers of Epidendrum panniculatum. Adult males sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium, Tournefourtia, Myosotis, Eupatorium, Neomiranda and Senecio species, making the species toxic to deter predation by birds.[2]
The larvae feed on Solanum species (including S. brenesii), but have also been recorded feeding on Cestrum nocturnum.
Subspecies
- G. z. zavaleta (Colombia)
- G. z. baudoensis Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Colombia)
- G. z. caesiopicta (Niepelt, 1915) (Costa Rica, Panama)
- G. z. eutelina Brévignon, 1993 (Guyanas)
- G. z. gonussa (Hewitson, 1856) (Colombia)
- G. z. huallaga Fox, 1941 (Peru)
- G. z. matronalis (Weymer, 1883) (Ecuador)
- G. z. petersii (Dewitz, 1877) (Colombia)
- G. z. rosata Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Ecuador)
- G. z. sosunga (Reakirt, [1866]) (Honduras)
- G. z. telesilla (Hewitson, 1863) (Ecuador)
- G. z. zygia (Godman & Salvin, 1877) (Costa Rica to Panama)
