en Elzunia humboldt

Elzunia humboldt
	E. h. bomplandii from Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Elzunia
Species:	E. humboldt
Binomial name
	Elzunia humboldt; (Latreille, 1809)
Synonyms
	Heliconius humboldt Latreille, 1809; Tithorea descandollesi Staudinger, 1885; Tithorea humboldtii flavomaculata Staudinger, 1885; Tithorea humboldtii latreillei Staudinger, 1885; Helicona bonplandii Guérin-Méneville, [1844]; Tithorea tamasea Hewitson, 1873; Tithorea tamasea f. lugubris Haensch, 1909; Tithorea cassandrina microguttata Röber, 1927; Tithorea cassandrina Srnka, 1885; Tithorea dagua Stichel, 1903; Tithorea bonplandii faba Weymer, 1909; Elzunia humboldtii coxeyi Fox, 1941;

Elzunia humboldt is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Danainae, tribus Ithomiini.

Description

Elzunia humboldt has a wingspan of about 80–85 millimetres (3.1–3.3 in). This species is quite variable depending on the subspecies. The uppersides of the wings are black, with a series of small white spots on the margins. At the base of the hindwings usually there is a broad yellow band, while in the middle of the forewings usually there are one or more white spots. The undersides of the wings have a similar pattern to the uppersides, but the basic colour is reddish instead of black and the hindwings usually have two series of white spots.