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Diaethria eluina

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Diaethria eluina
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D. eluina
Binomial name
Diaethria eluina
(Hewitson, [1855])
Synonyms
  • Catagramma eluina Hewitson, [1855]
  • Callicore coelinula Guenée, 1872
  • Callicore brevipalpis Guenée, 1872

The Eluina Eighty-eight (Diaethria eluina) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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.

Subspecies

  • Diaethria eluina eluina (Brazil (Minas Gerais), Paraguay)
  • Diaethria eluina lidwina (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Peru)
  • Diaethria eluina splendidus (Oberthür, 1916) (Brazil (Goiás))