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Dasyophthalma rusina

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Species of butterfly

Dasyophthalma rusina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dasyophthalma
Species: D. rusina
Binomial name
Dasyophthalma rusina
(Godart, )
Synonyms
  • Morpho rusina Godart,
  • Pavonia lycaon Lucas,
  • Dasyophthalma rusina ab. donckieri Joicey & Talbot, 1922

Dasyophthalma rusina is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, from Bahia to Santa Catarina. The habitat consists of high altitude areas (about 1,200 meters).

The larvae feed on Geonoma schottiana, Bactris tomentosa, Euterpe edulis and Bambusa species.

Subspecies

  • Dasyophthalma rusina rusina (Brazil)
  • Dasyophthalma rusina delanira Hewitson, 1862 (Brazil)
  • Dasyophthalma rusina principesa Stichel, 1904 (Brazil: Espírito Santo)

References

  1. "Dasyophthalma Westwood, [1851]" 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 rusina


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