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Oleria rubescens

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Oleria rubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oleria
Species:
O. rubescens
Binomial name
Oleria rubescens
(Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Leucothyris rubescens Butler & H. Druce, 1872

Oleria rubescens is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler and Herbert Druce in 1872. It is found in Mexico, south to Panama and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 49–50 mm. Forewing length is 23–25 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum siparunoides.

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