Biology:Dasyophthalma geraensis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Dasyophthalma geraensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dasyophthalma
Species:
D. geraensis
Binomial name
Dasyophthalma geraensis
Rebel, 1922[1]

Dasyophthalma geraensis is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil (Minas Gerais: the Mantiqueira mountain range). The habitat consists of high elevation forests (about 1,200 meters).[2]

The larvae feed on Bactris tormentosa. [citation needed]

References

  1. Dasyophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Penz, C.M., 2009: Phylogony of Dasyophthalma butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolini). Insecta Mundi 0069: 1-12. Full article: [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q5227030 entry