Taguaiba ypthima

Taguaiba ypthima is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.^[1] It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Taguaiba ypthima
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Taguaiba
Species:	T. ypthima
Binomial name
Taguaiba ypthima Hübner, [1821][1]
Synonyms
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, [1821 Taygetis xantippe Butler, [1870] Taygetis ophelia Butler, 1870 Taygetis ypthima f. semibrunnea Weymer, 1910 Taygetis yphtima ab. lineata Kivirikko, 1936

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Adults have been recorded year round.^[2]