Agrias claudina
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The Claudina Agrias is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found from Venezuela
and Guyana
to Bolivia
. The subspecies sardanapalus is found in Ecuador
, Brazil
and Peru
. It is found in primary and secondary rainforest at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters.
The larvae feed on Erythroxylum
species. Adults feed on decomposing fruit and rotting fish.
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
to Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. The subspecies sardanapalus is found in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It is found in primary and secondary rainforest at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters.
The larvae feed on Erythroxylum
Erythroxylum
Erythroxylum is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. Many species contain the drug cocaine; Erythroxylum coca, a native of South America, is the main commercial source of cocaine and of the mild stimulant coca tea...
species. Adults feed on decomposing fruit and rotting fish.
Subspecies
- Agrias claudina claudina (Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil(Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Amazonas, Pará))
- Agrias claudina annetta (Brazil (Santa Catarina, São Paulo))
- Agrias claudina sardanapalus (southern Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil (Rondônia, Amazonas))
- Agrias claudina lugens (Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela)
- Agrias claudina godmani (Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais), Bolivia)
- Agrias claudina croesus (Brazil (Pará, Amazonas))
- Agrias claudina delavillae (Venezuela (Sierra de Lema))
- Agrias claudina patriciae (Venezuela)