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Dynamine postverta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Genus
  
Dynamine

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Dynamine, Butterflies and moths, Biblis hyperia, Marpesia chiron, Temenis laothoe

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Dynamine postverta, the Mylitta greenwing or four-spot sailor, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout most tropical and subtropical areas of Central and South America, from Mexico south to Argentina and Paraguay. The habitat includes primary rainforests, humid deciduous woodlands, scrubby grassland and farmland at altitudes up to about 900 metres.

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The larvae feed on Dalechampia species. They are slug like, with tiny rosettes of spines on the back.

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Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • D. p. postverta (Surinam, Brazil: Bahia, Minas Gerais)
  • D. p. mexicana d'Almeida, 1952 (Mexico, Honduras)
  • References

    Dynamine postverta Wikipedia