Nymphalidae : Charaxinae
Siderone galanthis (Illiger, 1802)
Red-striped Leafwing
Siderone galanthis (Illiger, 1802)
Red-striped Leafwing
Description and Similar Species: Wingspan 80-110mm. Sexes similar though females slightly larger. This is the only dark butterfly on Cuba showing two broad pillar-box red stripes across the upper fore-wing and so is very distinctive.
Range: Found from Central America to S Brazil. In the Caribbean it is found on Cuba, Puerto Rica and Hispaniola.
Status: A widespread but uncommon species of mature woodlands though sometimes found in more open habitats.
Nectar Plants: Rotting fruit and plant exudates.
Larval Foodplants: Larvae feed on the leaves of Casearia aculeata (Salicaceae) leaving distinctive small tell-tale segments of leaf attached to the foodplant (see below). When moving the larvae have a distinctive forward and backward rocking motion.
Range: Found from Central America to S Brazil. In the Caribbean it is found on Cuba, Puerto Rica and Hispaniola.
Status: A widespread but uncommon species of mature woodlands though sometimes found in more open habitats.
Nectar Plants: Rotting fruit and plant exudates.
Larval Foodplants: Larvae feed on the leaves of Casearia aculeata (Salicaceae) leaving distinctive small tell-tale segments of leaf attached to the foodplant (see below). When moving the larvae have a distinctive forward and backward rocking motion.
Larva
Foodplants and Habitat
