Diaethria eluina
Diaethria eluina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Diaethria |
Species: | D. eluina |
Binomial name | |
Diaethria eluina (Hewitson, [1855]) | |
Synonyms | |
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The Eluina Eighty-eight (Diaethria eluina) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Peru to Bolivia and Brazil.
The wingspan is about 30–40 mm. Adults are black with a blue band on each wing. The underside is red and white with black stripes.
Subspecies
- Diaethria eluina eluina (Brazil (Minas Gerais), Paraguay)
- Diaethria eluina lidwina (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Peru)
- Diaethria eluina splendidus (Oberthür, 1916) (Brazil (Goiás))
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