Catonephele sabrina

Catonephele sabrina
	Mounted specimen from Colombia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Catonephele
Species:	C. sabrina
Binomial name
	Catonephele sabrina; (Hewitson, 1852)
Synonyms
	Epicalia sabrina Hewitson, 1852; Myscelia samaria Hewitson, 1852;

Catonephele sabrina is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Catonephele sabrina has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). The basic colour of the uppersides of the wings is dark brown, with broad orange bands on the forewings and on the hindwings. On the top of the forewings there are large orange spots.

Distribution

This species occurs in Colombia and Brazil.

References

"Catonephele sabrina (Hewitson, 1851)" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links

Butterflies of America

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