Consul (butterfly)

Short description: Genus of butterflies

Consul

Consul fabius
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Nymphalidae

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Charaxinae

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Anaeini

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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

1. ↑ Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.

## External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2995317 entry

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