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Diaethria astala

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Diaethria astala
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D. astala
Binomial name
Diaethria astala
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Catagramma astala Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Callicore astala
  • Callicore cornelia Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]
  • Callicore asteria Godman & Salvin, 1894

The Faded Eighty-eight or Navy Eighty-eight (Diaethria astala) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico to Colombia.

The larvae feed on Serjania, Paullinia and Cardiospermum species.

Subspecies

  • Diaethria astala astala (Mexico)
  • Diaethria astala asteria (Mexico)
  • Diaethria astala asteroide (Mexico)