| Melanis cinaron | |
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| From Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Melanis |
| Species: | M. cinaron |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanis cinaron | |
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Melanis cinaron, the orange-bordered pixie, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae.
Melanis cinaron has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). [2] The upperside of the wings is black with an orange border on the hindwings. The larvae feed on the leaves of Fabaceae species. [3] [4]
This species is present in Colombia, northern Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. [1] [3] It lives in the rainforests at an elevation of 900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft) above sea level. [3]
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