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Anna's Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna) |
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Anna's Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna [Guérin-Ménéville]) Wing span: Not reported. Identification: Upperside is brown with a wide, metallic green band across the forewing. Underside of hindwing is white with a red costal margin and a black-outlined "88." Life history: Not reported. Flight: March-December in Mexico. Caterpillar hosts: Tropical plants in the elm and soapberry families. Adult food: Rotting fruit and dung. Habitat: Wet tropical forests. Range: Costa Rica north to Mexico. A rare stray to South Texas. |
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