Ortilia liriope

Ortilia liriope
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ortilia
Species: O. liriope
Binomial name
Ortilia liriope
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio liriope Cramer, [1775]

Ortilia liriope, the Brazilian Crescent, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1775. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam and northern Brazil.[1]

The larvae are gregarious and feed on Justicia species. Full-grown larvae have a dark brown body and reddish brown head. They reach a length of about 19 mm.[2]

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