Eueides aliphera | |
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Eueides aliphera from Brazil. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Heliconiinae |
Genus: | Eueides |
Species: | E. aliphera |
Binomial name | |
Eueides aliphera (Godart, 1819) |
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Synonyms | |
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Eueides aliphera, common name the Juliette, is a species of nymphalid butterfly, belonging to Heliconiinae subfamily.
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Eueides aliphera has a wingspan reaching about 55 millimetres (2.2 in). The wings are narrower than in all other species of the genus and the apex of primaries is more straight insted of rounded. The basic colour of the wings is fulvous. The uppersides of the forewings have a narrow black bar and black margins, while the uppersides of the hindwings have fine black veins. The underside is similar to the upperside.
Larvae feed on Passiflora oerstedi, Passiflora vitifolia and Passiflora auriculata.
This species can be found in Central and Southern America, from Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica up to Brazil.
Eueides aliphera occurs in scrubby forests and in forest clearings at an elevation of about 0–1,600 metres (0–5,200 ft) above sea level.