Consul (genus)

Consul
Museum specimen of Consul fabius from Bolivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Charaxinae
Tribe:	Anaeni
Genus:	Consul Cramer, 1776

Consul described by Pieter Cramer in 1776 is a South American nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.

Species

There are 4 species in the genus. All are Neotropical.

• Consul electra (Westwood, 1850)
• Consul excellens (Bates, 1864)
• Consul fabius (Cramer, 1776)
• Consul panariste (Hewitson, 1856)

Consul fabius is the most common and well known. It occurs from Mexico to Bolivia in deciduous forest, rainforest, and cloud forest, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m. The larvae feed on several species of Piperaceae. It is part of a mimicry ring and also mimics dead leaves.

External links

• TOL
• Consul, funet.fi systematics
• Biolib

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