Rusty-tipped page

Siproeta epaphus

"Siproeta epaphus", the rusty-tipped page or brown siproeta, is a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It is found throughout Central America, where it is one of the most common butterflies.
Rusty-tipped Page, Santa María, Colombia Funny, only after finding a species match for this butterfly now, do I realize that I photographed the caterpillar of it the night before: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47411/dark_caterpillar_with_yellow_nail-like_spikes_santa_mara_colombia.html Boyacá,Colombia,Rusty-tipped Page,Santa María,Siproeta epaphus,South America,World

Appearance

It has large wings, averaging 7.0–7.5 cm, that are black in the inner portion of the top surface and brown throughout the underside. Both surfaces have a bold white transverse stripe continuing across both wings. The outer portion of the forewings, beyond the white stripe, is rusty orange in the widespread subspecies "S. epaphus epaphus"; it is mostly or entirely black in the other two subspecies.
Siproeta epaphus Butterfly Geotagged,Peru,Rusty-tipped page,Siproeta epaphus,Spring

Naming

There are three recognized subspecies:
⤷  "S. epaphus epaphus"
⤷  "S. epaphus gadoui"
⤷  "S. epaphus trayja"
Dark caterpillar with yellow nail-like spikes, Santa María, Colombia Note that it could also be some larvae instead of a caterpillar. I found the spikes to be somewhat of an unusual find. Boyacá,Colombia,Reserva Almenara,Rusty-tipped Page,Santa María,Siproeta epaphus,South America,World

Distribution

Its range extends from southern North America to central South America. The range includes south Texas and rarely southern New Mexico south through both eastern and western Mexico to the Guyanas, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusSiproeta
SpeciesS. epaphus
Photographed in
Colombia
Peru