Lycorea cleobaea atergatis

Lycorea cleobaea atergatis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Lycorea halia, the tropical milkweed butterfly (also known as tiger-mimic queen), is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found from Peru to the Caribbean and Mexico. Strays can be found as far north as Texas.

Distribution

Lycorea cleobaea atergatis — (c) Martín Sánchez Vilchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 129

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Martín Sánchez Vilchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionLycorea halia, Wikipedia contributors

Lycorea cleobaea atergatis

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