| Melanis cinaron | |
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| From Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Melanis |
| Species: | M. cinaron |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanis cinaron (C. & R. Felder, 1861) | |
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Melanis cinaron, the orange-bordered pixie, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae.
Description
Melanis cinaron has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). The upperside of the wings is black with an orange border on the hindwings. The larvae feed on the leaves of Fabaceae species.
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in Colombia, northern Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in the rainforests at an elevation of 900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft) above sea level.
References
- ^ Melanis cinaron at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Sangay National Park
- ^ Learn about butterflies
- Butterflies of America
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| Melanis cinaron | |
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