Bia actorion
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| Bia actorion actorion - Muséum de Toulouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bia |
| Species: | B. actorion |
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| Bia actorion (Stoll, 1780)[1] | |
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Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil
The Uncertain Owlet or Bia Owl or Actorion Owlet (Bia actorion) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[2]
The larvae feed on Astrocaryum murumuru and Geonoma species.
Taxonomy
Bia actorion has long been placed in the subfamily Satyrinae, but studies determined that it belonged to the Brassolinae. Currently, the genus Bia are classified as members of the subtribe Biina in the tribe Brassolini.
Subspecies
- Bia actorion actorion
- Bia actorion decaerulea Weymer, 1911 (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Bia actorion rebeli Bryk, 1953 (Peru, Ecuador)
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