Panacea procilla

(Panacea procilla)

Description

Panacea procilla, the Procilla beauty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Panama to the Amazon basin and Colombia. The wingspan is 80–95 mm. The underside of the hindwings is reddish with a dull reddish brown hue, overlaid with broken wavy black lines and a series of submarginal ocelli. Adults feed on fallen fruits in the forest.

Taxonomic tree:

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