Dagon (butterfly)
Encyclopedia
Dagon is a genus of South American butterflies
of the Nymphalidae
family.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
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.
Species
- Dagon pusilla Salvin, 1869
- Dagon catula Hopffer, 1874
- Dagon morena Röber, 1913