Eresia lansdorfi explained

Eresia lansdorfi, the false erato or Lansdorf's crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Eresia lansdorfi has a wingspan of about . The upperside of the wings is black. The forewings have a yellowish basal stripe, while the postdiscal area is light red brown, including the costal bar. The hindwings have a pale yellow transverse band.[1]

This medium-sized species imitates (Batesian mimicry) two local subspecies of Heliconius erato (hence the common name) and Heliconius melpomene.[2]

Larvae feed on Ruellia brevifolia.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Brazil, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis43entolond#page/134/mode/1up Bulletin of British Museum
  2. http://tolweb.org/%22Eresia%22_lansdorfi Tree of Life
  3. http://borboletasbr.blogspot.it/2011/08/eresia-lansdorfi.html Borboletas