Cramer's Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena [Cramer])
Wing span: 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches (3.8 - 4.4 cm).
Identification: Upperside is black with iridescent blue bands at the margins. Underside of forewing is red; hindwing is white with a black outlined "88" or "89."
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: February-July in Florida, March-November in South America.
Caterpillar hosts: In Brazil, Trema micrantha in the elm family (Ulmaceae).
Adult food: Decaying fruit, dung.
Habitat: Wet tropical forests.
Range: South America, southern Florida. Occasionally strays to South Texas.
