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Dircenna

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Dircenna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Dircennina
Genus: Dircenna
Doubleday, 1847
Species[1]

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Dircenna is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Edward Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. The genus comprises fairly large ithomiines with elongated forewings which are characterized by quite straight costae and distinctively shaped discal cells. They occur from Mexico to Southern Brazil. Larvae feed on plants from the family Solanaceae, such as Solanum and Brunfelsia.

Species

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Arranged alphabetically:

Dircenna jemina visina (male), Ecuador, Mindo
Dircenna adina suna, Ecuador, Mindo

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dircenna". ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life. Retrieved 2024-01-01.