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Colobura dirce

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Colobura dirce, the Dirce beauty, mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America.

The length of the forewings is about 33 mm.

The larvae feed on Cecropia species.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:[1]

  • C. d. dirce (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • C. d. wolcotti Comstock, 1942

References

  1. ^ "Colobura Billberg, 1820" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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Colobura dirce: Brief Summary

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Colobura dirce, the Dirce beauty, mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America.

The length of the forewings is about 33 mm.

The larvae feed on Cecropia species.

Male, topside, MHNT

Male, topside, MHNT

Male, underside, MHNT

Male, underside, MHNT

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