Consul

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Charaxinae
Tribus: Anaeini
Genus: Consul
Species: C. electra – C. excellens – C. fabius
Name

Consul Hübner, [1807]

Type species: Papilio fabius Cramer, [1775]
Synonyms

Protogonius Hübner, [1819]
Fabius Duncan, 1837
Helicodes Doubleday, 1844

References

Lamas, G., 2004: Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea
Llorente-Bousquets, J. & Luis-Martínez, A., 1992: Distribución de Consul electra (Westwood) y una nueva subespecies de México (Nymphalidae: Charaxinae: Anaeini). Anales del Instituto de Biología de la UNAM, Serie Zoología 63 (2): 237–247. Full article: [1].

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

There are four species in the genus. All are Neotropical.[1]

Consul electra (Westwood, 1850) – pearly leafwing
Consul excellens (Bates, 1864) – black-veined leafwing
Consul fabius (Cramer, 1776) – tiger leafwing
Consul panariste (Hewitson, 1856) – tricoloured leafwing

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.
References

Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.