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Eresia lansdorfi

Eresia lansdorfi

Falsa Eratos

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

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Eresia lansdorfi, the false erato or Lansdorf´s crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

 Eresia lansdorfi has a wingspan of about 60 mm. The upperside of the wings is black. The forewings have a yellowish basal stripe, while the postdiscal area is light red brown, including the costal bar. The hindwings have a pale yellow transverse band.

This medium-sized species imitates (Batesian mimicry) two local subspecies of Heliconius erato (hence the common name) and Heliconius melpomene.

Larvae feed on Ruellia brevifolia.

Distribution: This species can be found in Brazil, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru.

Source: Wikipedia, article Eresia lansdorfi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 67977
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Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
04/22/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
19560622/04/2013BrazilSanta CatarinaLagoinha do Norte, FlorianópolisGustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Eresia lansdorfi – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.