Eresia clio

Eresia clio
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Eresia
Species:	E. clio
Binomial name
	Eresia clio; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Papilio clio Linnaeus, 1758; Eresia clara Bates, 1864; Phyciodes clio reducta Hall, 1929;

Eresia clio, the common crescent or Clio crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, the Guyanas and Brazil (from Amazonas to Mato Grosso). The habitat consists of forest edges with low vegetation.

The wingspan is about 36 mm.^[2] Adults feed on flower nectar and males have been observed sucking up moisture from damp places.^[3]

Subspecies[edit]

Eresia clio clio (Central America to Brazil)
Eresia clio reducta (Hall, 1929) (Ecuador)

References[edit]

^ "Eresia Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
^ learnaboutbutterflies

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[1] "Eresia Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)

[3] rnaboutbutterflies

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