Lycorea halia atergatis

Lycorea halia atergatis, the tropical milkweed butterfly, is a subspecies of Lycorea halia, also called the tropical milkweed butterfly, a nymphalid butterfly family in the Danainae subfamily. It is found from Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia.^[1][2] Its habitat is tropical rainforest. It is sold commercially to collectors.^[3][4]

Lycorea halia atergatis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Lycorea
Species:	L. halia
Subspecies:	L. h. atergatis
Trinomial name
Lycorea halia atergatis (Doubleday, 1847)
Synonyms
Lycorea atergatis Doubleday, [1847]