Consul (butterfly)

Consul
Consul fabius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Charaxinae
Tribe:	Anaeini
Genus:	Consul Cramer, 1776

Consul, described by Pieter Cramer in 1776, is a South American nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.

Species

There are four species in the genus. All are Neotropical.^[1]

• Consul electra (Westwood, 1850) – pearly leafwing
• Consul excellens (Bates, 1864) – black-veined leafwing
• Consul fabius (Cramer, 1776) – tiger leafwing
• Consul panariste (Hewitson, 1856) – tricoloured leafwing

Consul fabius is the most common and well known. It occurs from Mexico to Bolivia in deciduous forest, rainforest, and cloud forest, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m. The larvae feed on several species of Piperaceae. It is part of a mimicry ring and also mimics dead leaves.

References

External links

• TOL
• "Consul Hübner, [1807]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Biolib

Wikidata ☰ Q2995317 entry

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