Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847 is a animal in the Riodinidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847

Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847

Riodina lycisca is a Neotropical metalmark butterfly found in parts of southern South America.

Family
Genus
Riodina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847

Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847 is a species of Neotropical metalmark butterfly. This species is distributed across southern Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Males of Riodina lycisca can be found perching with their wings open on humid soils in areas around lakes and rivers. Females of the species occur on plants and small bushes.

Photo: (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Riodinidae Riodina

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

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