Dircenna olyras (Felder & Felder), cf. |
Local distribution: Both slopes down to about 700 m. Similar species: Dircenna relata, Hyalyris excelsa, Ithomia xenos, Napeogenes cranto Species range: Nicaragua to Panama Abundance: Common
Larval host plants: Early stages: Solitary Comments: Fox considered this butterfly to be a full species (Dircenna olyras calverti Fox, 1941), but DeVries (1987) lumped it with D. relata as a form. In Monteverde the dark form with cream antennae and the discal bar reaching vein Cu1 seems distinct and this is the only type of Dircenna that I have observed using Solanum cordovense as a larval hostplant. |
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male | female |
Monteverde butterflies |