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Opoptera aorsa

Opoptera aorsa

Vespertina con Cola

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

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Opoptera aorsa is a Neotropical species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is endemic to Brazil.

 Forewing in the male with pale ochre-yellow oblique band, beginning beyond the middle of the inner margin and, sometimes. slightly interrupted, running to the anal angle. In the apex small white spots. Hindwing with distinct marginal markings. Of the narrow bands crossing the cell of the forewing the proximal is as a rule dull whitish or brown, interrupted in the middle, the distal complete, of silver-white colour, reaching to the middle part of the median. It is characterised by very narrow bands and by a purple gloss which covers these bands in their marginal part.

Biology: The larva feeds on Bambusa vulgaris. It is a species of the larger forests, never leaving the shade of their tall trees.

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





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Count: 3

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Photography ID: 382786
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
01/21/2020
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
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Photography ID: 24522
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
07/14/2013
Hernán Tolosa


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
119562921/01/2020ArgentinaMisionesCampo RamónMarcos Augusto Lartigau
119619314/01/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
6711814/07/2013ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónHernán Tolosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Opoptera aorsa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.