Eresia nauplius

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Eresia nauplius
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Eresia
Species:
E. nauplius
Binomial name
Eresia nauplius
(Hewitson, 1852) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio naupliusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Phyciodes nauplia extensaHall, 1929
  • Phyciodes nauplia plagiataRöber, 1913

Eresia nauplius, the Peruvian crescent or Nauplius crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1852. It is found in most of the Amazon region. The habitat consists of forest edges with low vegetation, including river banks, forest clearings, glades and roadsides.

The wingspan is about 45 mm. [2] [3]

Subspecies

References

  1. "Eresia Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
  3. learnbutterflies.com