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Diaethria phlogea

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Species of butterfly

Diaethria phlogea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Diaethria
Species: D. phlogea
Binomial name
Diaethria phlogea
(Salvin & Godman, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Callicore phlogea Salvin & Godman, 1868
  • Callicore bifasciata Weymer, 1907
  • Callicore donckieri Oberthür, 1916
  • Callicore ditaeniata Röber, 1924
  • Diaethria euclides phlogea

Diaethria phlogea, the 89'98 butterfly, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, South America.

It has been given the nickname "89/98" because of the markings on its wings resembling an 89 and 98.

Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Diaethria euclides as Diaethria euclides phlogea.

References

  1. Diaethria phlogea, Catalogue of Life 2000
  2. Diaethria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Taxon identifiers
Diaethria phlogea
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