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Catonephele numilia

Catonephele numilia

Terciopelo Manchado

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Catonephele numilia, the blue-frosted banner, blue-frosted Catone, Grecian shoemaker or stoplight Catone, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Central and South America.

 This butterfly usually flies along the ground and close to the ripe fruits and flowers. It can live a month. Adults feed on rotten fruits, while caterpillars feed on Alchornea species (family Euphorbiaceae).

Distribution: Catonephele numilia can be found in most of Central and South America.

Subspecies: 
  • Catonephele numilia numilia (Suriname)
  • Catonephele numilia penthia (Hewitson, 1852) (Brazil)
  • Catonephele numilia esite (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad) – synonym of Catonephele numilia penthiana Staudinger, 1886
  • Catonephele numilia neogermanica Stichel, 1899 (Paraguay, Brazil)
  • Catonephele numilia immaculata Jenkins, 1985 (Mexico)

Source: Wikipedia, article Catonephele numilia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 653109
 
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 653108
 
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 653107
 
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 653106
 
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 511791
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/13/2022
Silvia Sokolovsky
Foto
Photography ID: 443575
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/19/2018
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 440435
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/11/2021
Braian Redmond
Foto
Photography ID: 349897
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/23/2019
Facundo Quintela
Foto
Photography ID: 348680
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/15/2019
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 269082
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/14/2018
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 219620
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/14/2017
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 211885
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/21/2017
Facundo Quintela



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241567613/01/202613:53ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Victoria Aguirre 80, Puerto Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
236703808/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesCataratas, Puerto IguazúAdrian Braidotti
166303713/10/2022ArgentinaMisionesLa aripuca, Puerto IguazúSilvia Sokolovsky
139305311/04/2021ArgentinaMisionesPuerto Iguazu, Puerto IguazúBraian Redmond
97084923/07/2019ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúFacundo Quintela
96702315/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesGüirá Oga, Puerto IguazúElsa Longo
139916619/07/2018ArgentinaMisionesPuerto Iguazu, Puerto IguazúDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
76815910/06/2018ArgentinaMisionesJardín de los Picaflores, Puerto IguazúFacundo Quintela
76539314/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesJardín de los Picaflores, Puerto IguazúEduardo Cusano
61705614/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesJardín de los Picaflores, Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Catonephele numilia – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.