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Vila azeca

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Vila

Vila azeca

Vila azeca, the azeca banner, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Amazonian region from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests at altitudes below 800 meters.

Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from rocks or riverbeds.

Subspecies

  • Vila azeca azeca (Bolivia)
  • Vila azeca mariana (Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • Vila azeca stalachtoides (Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • Vila azeca cacica Staudinger, 1886 (Ecuador)
  • Vila azeca semistalachtis Hall, 1928 (Colombia)

    • References

    Vila azeca Wikipedia
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