Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner)

Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner)

Dasyophthalma creusa is a nymphalid butterfly found in Brazil whose larvae feed on specific palm species.

Family
Genus
Dasyophthalma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner)

Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner) is a butterfly that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. It is distributed in Brazil, ranging from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. The larvae of this species feed on Bactris species, Geonoma schottlana, and either Astrocaryum aculeatum or Astrocaryum vulgare.

Photo: (c) Rogerio Dias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rogerio Dias · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Dasyophthalma

More from Nymphalidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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