Nymphalidae
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4551.6 Prepona laertes
(Hübner, [1811])
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Prepona laertes (Hübner, [1811]), subspecies octavia Fruhstorfer, 1905, is now recognized within the North American fauna by Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), first discovered in 2013, Broward Co., FL, Hayden (2017), FDACS-DPI Entomology Circular 434. |
| Synonymy: |
laertes (Hübner, [1811]) (Potamis) extralim. - MONA 1983: [NEW]ssp. a. octavia Fruhstorfer, 1905 (Prepona) amesia Fruhstorfer, 1905 (Prepona) apollinari Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) aquacensis Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) caucensis Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) draudti Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) fonquerniei Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) guatemalensis Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) hondurensis Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) lichyi Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) naranjensis Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) panamensis Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) reducta Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) schausi Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) subamesia Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) subdives Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) subomphale Le Moult, 1932 (Prepona) |
| Distribution: |
USA: FL. |
| Host Plants: |
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Chrysobalanaceae Fabaceae Myrtaceae Sapindaceae. Host genera: Andira Chrysobalanus Hirtella Inga Licania Melicoccus Microdesmia Psidium Zygia. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Hayden, J.E., 2017. Prepona laertes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), an exotic butterfly. FDACS-DPI Entomology Circular, 434.
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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