Diaethria candrena

Diaethria candrena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Diaethria
Species:	D. candrena
Binomial name
	Diaethria candrena; (Godart, [1824])
Subspecies
	Two, see text
Synonyms
	Nymphalis candrena Godart, [1824] ; Callicore carmen Guenée, 1872; Callicore candrenoïdes Oberthür, 1916; Callicore köhleri Giacomelli, 1926; Callicore kohleri Giacomelli, 1926 ;

Diaethria candrena, the candrena eighty-eight or number eighty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.

The wingspan is 40–46 mm. The forewings are black with a deep blue basal flush. The hindwings are mostly black, again with a deep blue basal flush. The underside of the forewing is mostly red with a broad black border. The underside of the hindwing is mostly white with a thin black outer margin and two thin black concentric bands bordering a distinct "80" design on the centre of the wing, hence one of the common names.

The larvae feed on Celtis species.

Subspecies[]

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

Diaethria candrena candrena (Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul))
Diaethria candrena longfieldae (Talbot, 1928) (Brazil (Mato Grosso))

References[]

^ Diaethris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links[]

Diaethria candrena, Fauna Paraguay

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[1] Diaethris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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