Bia actorion
SpeciesButterflies and Moths
A large brown Nymphalidae butterfly of the upper Amazon
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Bia actorion
- Butterflies and Moths
Bia actorion, also called the uncertain owlet, bia owl or Actorion owlet, is a butterfly species in the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The butterfly is large and brown, with a very pointed anal angle on its hindwings and a dark forewing eyespot that is more visible below. Its larvae feed on Astrocaryum murumuru and Geonoma species.
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Range
- Upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
- Larval food plants
- Astrocaryum murumuru and Geonoma species
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Bia actorion (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q2900739
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Didier Descouens. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDidier Descouens, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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