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Dircenna dero (Hübner, [1823])

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Danainae → tribe Ithomiini → subtribe Dircennina → genus Dircenna → species Dircenna dero

Species name(s)

Dircenna dero (Hübner, [1823]) = dero (Hübner, [1823]). [9]

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Wingspan

70—75 mm.

Flight time

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Detailed information with references

Distribution

From Mexico to Brazil. [15].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

7-7. 5 cm in span. Antennae with characteristic yellowness. [15].

General info about Imago

It lives in forests at an altitude of up to 1 km above sea level. Sometimes they can migrate. They feed on the nectar of inga, psychotria and lantana. Males often perch on decaying plants. [15].

Imago lifespan

All year round. [15].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Nightshades. [15].

Subspecies of Dircenna dero

Dircenna dero caliginosa Zikán, 1941. [9]
D. d. celtina Burmeister, 1878. [9]
D. d. dero. [9]
D. d. euchytma (C. & R. Felder, [1865]). [9]
D. d. euteles Erschoff, 1875. [9]
D. d. rhoeo C. & R. Felder, 1860. [9]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[15] Ландман В. Бабочки. Иллюстрированная энциклопедия. М.: Лабиринт Пресс, 2002

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Other species Dircenna

Dircenna acreana Ferreira d'Almeida, 1950

Dircenna adina (Hewitson, 1855)

Dircenna chloromeli Forbes, 1942

Dircenna clara Röber, 1930

Dircenna columbiana Krüger, 1925

Dircenna euteles Erschow, 1874

Dircenna immaculata Haensch, 1903

Dircenna jemina (Geyer, [1837])

Dircenna klugii (Geyer, 1837)

Dircenna loreta Haensch, 1903

Dircenna olyras (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Dircenna partita Haensch, 1903

Dircenna steinheili Staudinger, 1884

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