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Nessaea obrinus

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Nessaea obrinus

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Nessaea obrinus, the obrina olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Colombia and the Guianas to the mouth of the Amazon and south to central Bolivia and Mato Grosso in Brazil, extending to northern Argentina.

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The length of the wings is 25–40 mm for males and 26–41 mm for females. Adults of subspecies obrinus are on wing in January and from July to November. Adults of subspecies faventia are on wing year round, but mainly from June to October and adults of subspecies lesoudieri are on wing year round, with no observed peak of abundance.

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  • Nessaea obrinus obrinus (Guianas and in eastern Venezuela)
  • Nessaea obrinus faventia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Brazil (Mato Grosso), Bolivia)
  • Nessaea obrinus lesoudieri Le Moult, 1933 (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas))
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    Nessaea obrinus Wikipedia


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