Riodina lycisca

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Riodina lycisca
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In the Juqueri State Park, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Riodina
Species:
R. lycisca
Binomial name
Riodina lycisca
(Hewitson, [1853])
Synonyms
  • Riodina infirmataStichel, 1910
  • Riodina refractaStichel, 1910

Riodina lycisca is a species of Neotropical metalmark butterfly. [1] It is found in south Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. [2]

Males of this species are found with the wings open in humid soils, around lakes and rivers. While females are found in plants and samall bushes. [2]

Subspecies

Source: [3]

References

  1. "Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. 1 2 "Borboleta costuma sentar com as asas abertas para se alimentar". Especiais (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. SiBBr. "Species: Riodina lycisca". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-06-10.