Diaethria astala

Diaethria astala, the faded eighty-eight or navy eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia.

Diaethria astala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Diaethria
Species:
D. astala
Binomial name
Diaethria astala
Synonyms
  • Catagramma astala Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Callicore astala
  • Callicore cornelia Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]
  • Callicore asteria Godman & Salvin, 1894

The larvae feed on Serjania, Paullinia and Cardiospermum species.

Subspecies

  • Diaethria astala astala (Mexico)
  • Diaethria astala asteria (Mexico)
  • Diaethria astala asteroide (Mexico)
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