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Dasyophthalma geraensis

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Species of butterfly

Dasyophthalma geraensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dasyophthalma
Species: D. geraensis
Binomial name
Dasyophthalma geraensis
Rebel, 1922

Dasyophthalma geraensis is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil (Minas Gerais: the Mantiqueira mountain range). The habitat consists of high elevation forests (about 1,200 meters).

The larvae feed on Bactris tormentosa.

References

  1. Dasyophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Penz, C.M., 2009: Phylogony of Dasyophthalma butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolini). Insecta Mundi 0069: 1-12. Full article: Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Dasyophthalma geraensis


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