| Agrias aedon | |
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| Scientific Name | Agrias aedon |
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| Describer | Hewitson, 1848 |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Class | Unknown |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Nymphalidae |
| Distribution | South America |
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| Size | 8-9.0 cm |
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Agrias aedon is a scarce species of Charaxine Nymphalid. It is a poorly known species and seldom seen. Unlike most Agrias the red on the forewing shows quite visibly on the underside.
Distribution[]
It is endemic to South America.
Habitat[]
The species lives in the canopy of tropical wet rainforests, often near water sources.
The subspecies aedon is found in forests of altitudes 600-1200 metres.
Habits and Behaviour[]
The species usually stays high in the forest but occasionally flies down for feeding or puddling.
Subspecies[]
This butterfly has multiple subspecies.
- A. b. aedon (Colombia, Venezuela and Panama)
- A. b. rodriguezi (Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica)
- A. b. denhezi
- A. b. schultzei (syn. magdalenae (Colombia))
- A. b. toyodai
References[]
http://www.bio-nica.info/biblioteca/Hirata%202004%20Agrias%20aedon%20-%20Nymphalidae.pdf
Similar Species[]
This butterfly is quite similar to Agrias claudina.
