Diaethria candrena

Diaethria candrena, the candrena eighty-eight or number eighty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.

"Number eighty" redirects here. For the number, see 80 (number).

Diaethria candrena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Diaethria
Species:
D. candrena
Binomial name
Diaethria candrena
(Godart, [1824])
Subspecies

Two, see text

Synonyms
  • Nymphalis candrena Godart, [1824]
  • Callicore carmen Guenée, 1872
  • Callicore candrenoïdes Oberthür, 1916
  • Callicore köhleri Giacomelli, 1926
  • Callicore kohleri Giacomelli, 1926

The wingspan is 40–46 mm. The forewings are black with a deep blue basal flush. The hindwings are mostly black, again with a deep blue basal flush. The underside of the forewing is mostly red with a broad black border. The underside of the hindwing is mostly white with a thin black outer margin and two thin black concentric bands bordering a distinct "80" design on the centre of the wing, hence one of the common names.

The larvae feed on Celtis species.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • Diaethria candrena candrena (Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul))
  • Diaethria candrena longfieldae (Talbot, 1928) (Brazil (Mato Grosso))

References
  1. Diaethris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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