Diaethria candrena
Appearance
Diaethria candrena | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Diaethria |
Species: | D. candrena
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Binomial name | |
Diaethria candrena (Godart, [1824])
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Subspecies | |
Two, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Diaethria candrena, the candrena eighty-eight or number eighty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
The wingspan is 40–46 mm. The forewings are black with a deep blue basal flush. The hindwings are mostly black, again with a deep blue basal flush. The underside of the forewing is mostly red with a broad black border. The underside of the hindwing is mostly white with a thin black outer margin and two thin black concentric bands bordering a distinct "80" design on the centre of the wing, hence one of the common names.
The larvae feed on Celtis species.
Subspecies
[edit]Listed alphabetically:[1]
- Diaethria candrena candrena (Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul))
- Diaethria candrena longfieldae (Talbot, 1928) (Brazil (Mato Grosso))
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Diaethria candrena, Fauna Paraguay