Diaethria astala
| Diaethria astala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Diaethria |
| Species: | D. astala |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaethria astala (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) | |
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The Faded Eighty-eight or Navy Eighty-eight (Diaethria astala) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico to Colombia.
The larvae feed on Serjania, Paullinia and Cardiospermum species.
Subspecies
- Diaethria astala astala (Mexico)
- Diaethria astala asteria (Mexico)
- Diaethria astala asteroide (Mexico)
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