Melanis cinaron
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Melanis cinaron (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
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Melanis cinaron, the orange-bordered pixie, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae.
Description[]
Melanis cinaron has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in).[2] The upperside of the wings is black with an orange border on the hindwings. The larvae feed on the leaves of Fabaceae species.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat[]
This species is present in Colombia, northern Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.[1][3] It lives in the rainforests at an elevation of 900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft) above sea level.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Melanis cinaron at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ Sangay National Park
- ^ a b c Learn about butterflies
- ^ Butterflies of America
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Categories:
- Riodininae
- Riodinidae of South America
- Butterflies described in 1861
- Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
- Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
- Riodinidae stubs