Vila azeca

Azeca banner
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Vila
Species:	V. azeca
Binomial name
	Vila azeca; (Doubleday, [1848])
Synonyms
	Olina azecaDoubleday, [1848]; Olina azecaWestwood, [1851]; Olina azeca marianaBates, 1865; Olina azeca stalachtoidesBates, 1865; Vila semistalachtisHall, 1928;

Last updated February 14, 2025

Vila azeca, the azeca banner, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amazonian region from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests at altitudes below 800 meters.

Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from rocks or riverbeds.^[2]

Subspecies

Vila azeca azeca (Bolivia)
Vila azeca mariana(Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas)
Vila azeca stalachtoides(Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas)
Vila azeca cacicaStaudinger, 1886 (Ecuador)
Vila azeca semistalachtisHall, 1928 (Colombia)

References

↑ "Vila Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Azeca Banner ^[usurped], Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes

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[1] "Vila Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Azeca Banner ^[usurped], Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes

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