Dasyophthalma rusina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dasyophthalma |
| Species: | D. rusina
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasyophthalma rusina | |
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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).[2]
Description
D. rusina is characterised by the brilliant, intensive deep blue reflections on the basal part of the forewing and the median area of the hind- wing.[3] [4]
Biology
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)
Gallery
References
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- ^ "Dasyophthalma Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Penz, C.M., 2009: Phylogony of Dasyophthalma butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolini). Insecta Mundi 0069: 1-12. Full article: [1] Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. In A. Seitz (editor), Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen.
- ^ Smart, P., 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World in Color. London, Salamander:Encyclopedie des papillons. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia (French language edition) ISBN 9780948427046 ISBN 0600313816