Eresia lansdorfi
| Eresia lansdorfi | |
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| Eresia lansdorfi from Paraguay. Upperside | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Eresia |
| Species: | E. lansdorfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eresia lansdorfi (Godart, 1819) | |
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Eresia lansdorfi, common name Lansdorf's Crescent or the False Erato, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Description
Eresia lansdorfi has a wingspan of about 60 millimetres (2.4 in). The upperside of the wings is black. Forewings have a yellowish basal stripe, while the post-discal area is light red-brown, including costal bar. Hindwings have a pale yellow trasnverse band.[2]
This medium sized species imitates (Batesian mimicry) two local subspecies of Heliconius erato (hence the common name) and Heliconius melpomene.[3]
Larvae feed on Ruellia brevifolia.[4]
Distribution
This species can be found in Brazil, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru.[1]
References
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