Diaethria eluina

Diaethria eluina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Diaethria
Species: D. eluina
Binomial name
Diaethria eluina
(Hewitson, [1855])
Synonyms
  • Catagramma eluina Hewitson, [1855]
  • Callicore coelinula Guenée, 1872
  • Callicore brevipalpis Guenée, 1872

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.

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