Vindula arsinoe

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Vindula arsinoe

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Vindula
Species: V. arsinoe
Binomial name
Vindula arsinoe

Vindula arsinoe, commonly known as the cruiser,[citation needed] is a day butterfly from the family Nymphalidae.

Heliconians are found mostly in the tropical Americas. Most species feed on poisonous Passiflora vines as larvae, and adults broadcast their acquired toxicity with strong warning colors (aposematism).


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