Lycorea halia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Danainae
Tribus: Danaini
Subtribus: Euploeina
Genus: Lycorea
Species: Subspecies: L. h. atergatis – L. h. cinnamomea – L. h. claeobaea – L. h. demeter – L. h. discreta – L. h. fasciata – L. h. halia – L. h. pales – L. h. transiens
Name

Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816)
Synonymy

Eueides halia Hübner, 1816
Papilio ceres Cramer, [1776] (preoccupied by Papilio ceres Fabricius, 1775)
Lycorea pieteri Lamas, 1978 (replacement name for Papilio ceres Cramer, [1776]

References
Additional references

Lamas, G. 1978. A new name for Papilio ceres Cramer, [1776], nec Fabricius, [1775] (Nymphalidae, Danainae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 33(2): 116–117. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.

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[2] and Mexico. Strays can be found as far north as Texas. The habitat consists of rainforest.

The wingspan is about 95–108 mm. Adults feed on bird droppings.

The larvae feed on Carica papaya, Ficus carica, Asclepias curassavica and Jacaratia.

Subspecies

L. h. halia (Suriname, French Guiana)
L. h. cleobaea (Godart, 1819) (Antilles, Dominican Republic)
L. h. atergatis Doubleday, [1847] (Mexico to Venezuela, Colombia)
L. h. pales C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Peru, Brazil (Acre))
L. h. demeter C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Cuba)
L. h. cinnamomea Weymer, 1883 (Brazil (Amazonas))
L. h. discreta Haensch, 1909 (Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia))
L. h. fasciata Haensch, 1909 (Ecuador)
L. h. transiens Riley, 1919 (Brazil (Amazonas))

References

"Lycorea Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Van-Wright, R.I.; Ackery, P.R.; Turner, T. (1992). "Anetia Jaegeri, Danaus Cleophile and Lycoriea cleobaea from Jamaica (Nymphalide: Danaine)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 46 (4): 273–279.