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Taygetis laches

Taygetis laches

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


Taygetis laches is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to northern Argentina.

The larvae feed on Olyra, Acroceras and Panicum species.

Subspecies: 
  • Taygetis laches laches (Guyana, Suriname)
  • Taygetis laches marginata Staudinger, [1887] (Brazil: São Paulo)
  • Taygetis laches isis Bargmann, 1928

Source: Wikipedia, article Taygetis laches. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 666722
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/19/2023
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 660081
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/19/2023
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 366811
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/20/2019
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 365272
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/19/2019
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 332095
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/02/2019
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 315466
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
01/16/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 258290
  Adult
Reserva Guaycolec
Formosa
Argentina
03/30/2018
Julián Retamoza
Foto
Photography ID: 251629
  Adult
Misión Laishi
Formosa
Argentina
12/28/2017
Julián Retamoza
Foto
Photography ID: 182880
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
12/02/2016
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241387619/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Selva Madre, San PedroGuillermo Marcaida
238754219/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Selva Madre, San PedroElsa Longo
180515919/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesCorredor Biológico Urugua-í - FoersterMarcos Augusto Lartigau
114395520/10/2019ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
113963519/10/2019ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
95845502/05/2019ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúHugo Caverzasi
88416116/01/2019ArgentinaChacoSendero peatonal del rio Negro, Parque Nacional ChacoEduardo Beltrocco
72330030/03/2018ArgentinaFormosaReserva GuaycolecJulián Retamoza
70824628/12/2017ArgentinaFormosaColonia Rincón Ñandú, Misión LaishiJulián Retamoza
52073202/12/2016ArgentinaMisionesParque temático de la Cruz, Santa AnaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Taygetis laches – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.