Oleria rubescens

Oleria rubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Genus: Oleria
Species: O. rubescens
Binomial name
Oleria rubescens
(Butler & Druce, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Leucothyris rubescens Butler & Druce, 1872

Oleria rubescens is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico, south to Panama and Costa Rica. Oleria rubescens belong glassy and bright wings.

The wingspan is 49–50 mm. Forewing length is 23–25 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum siparunoides.

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