Ithomia iphianassa

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

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Description

Ithomia iphianassa is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and northern South America.

feed on plants of the family Solanaceae, such as Cuatresia riparia, Cuatresia morii, and Acnistus arborescens.

Subspecies:

Ithomia iphianassa iphianassa (Venezuela)
Ithomia iphianassa panamensis Bates, 1863 (Panama)
Ithomia iphianassa anaphissa Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 (Colombia)
Ithomia iphianassa phanessa Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 (Ecuador, Colombia)
Ithomia iphianassa alienassa Haensch, 1905 (Colombia)
Ithomia iphianassa ethilla Neustetter, 1929 (western Colombia)

In addition, there is one unnamed subspecies from Ecuador.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ithomia iphianassa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.