Diaethria eluina

(Diaethria eluina)

Description

Diaethria eluina, the eluina eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Peru to Bolivia and Brazil. The wingspan is about 30–40 mm. Adults are black with a blue band on each wing. The underside is red and white with black stripes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Diaethria
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