Consul (butterfly)

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

Consul
Consul fabius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Anaeini
Genus:	Consul Cramer, 1776

Species

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

Species	Common name	Image
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.