Ortilia velica, also known as the small brown, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It is associated with the flowers of Wedelia silphioides.[1]
Ortilia velica | |
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Ortilia velica durnfordi in Soriano Department, Uruguay | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Ortilia |
Species: | O. velica
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Binomial name | |
Ortilia velica (Hewitson, 1864)
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