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Eresia clio

Eresia clio


Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Eresia clio, the common crescent or Clio crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, the Guyanas and Brazil (from Amazonas to Mato Grosso). The habitat consists of forest edges with low vegetation.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar and males have been observed sucking up moisture from damp places.

Subspecies: 
  • Eresia clio clio (Central America to Brazil)
  • Eresia clio reducta (Hall, 1929) (Ecuador)

Source: Wikipedia, article Eresia clio. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
57659029/04/2017ColombiaCundinamarcaVereda Pilones, QuebradanegraJairo Alberto García Giraldo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Eresia clio – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.