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Taygetis ypthima

Hook-Shaped


Taygetis ypthima

(Hübner, 1821)
Ganchuda
Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Taguaiba ypthima is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to .

Adults have been recorded year round.

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





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Species photographs

Count: 21

Foto
Photography ID: 546948
  Adult
Parque Provincial Caá Yarí
Misiones
Argentina
07/25/2023
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 435055
  Adult
Parque Nacional Ybycui
Paraguarí
Paraguay
08/29/2019
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 406878
  Adult
Ybycui
Paraguarí
Paraguay
08/29/2019
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 393342
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero
Misiones
Argentina
03/11/2020
Claudia Ramon
Foto
Photography ID: 329574
  Adult
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/11/2018
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 160415
  Adult
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/28/2016
Román Montero



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Species records

Count: 23



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
182143625/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríGuillermo Marcaida
182099425/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríElsa Longo
163973922/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaEduardo Nadal
123410211/03/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroClaudia Ramon
137291629/08/2019ParaguayParaguaríParque Nacional YbycuiGuillermo Menéndez
127827029/08/2019ParaguayParaguaríParque Nacional Ybycui, YbycuiGuillermo Menéndez
94964017/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San JoséMarcos Augusto Lartigau
91538511/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaAlec Earnshaw
127802309/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáElsa Longo
144104805/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáGuillermo Marcaida
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hook-Shaped (Taygetis ypthima) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.