Colobura dirce, the Dirce beauty, mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America.
Dirce beauty | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Colobura |
Species: | C. dirce
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Binomial name | |
Colobura dirce | |
Approximate range of the Dirce beauty note: Caribbean sightings missing | |
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The length of the forewings is about 33 mm.
The larvae feed on Cecropia species.
There are two recognised subspecies:[1]