Male

Female

 

wingspan : male 50/55 mm, female 55/60 mm


Eresia datis (formerly Eresia moesta) flies from Colombia to Peru (d’Abrera 1987) ; this butterfly is a Nymphalid which looks like some Ithomiids.


this species has many different and sympatric forms ; f. heliconiformis is the commonest along with the typical form.


seen at Topo, 1300m, at rio Palora and near Mendez.

E. datis f. heliconiformis cerca de Pablo Sexto
E. datis f. heliconiformis cerca de Pablo Sexto
E. datis f. heliconiformis cerca de Pablo Sexto
E. datis f. heliconiformis cerca de Pablo Sexto

Eresia moesta is a retiring undergrowth denizen, and a highly variable species in Sangay NP.

f. datis
entre f. datis y f. heliconiformis
entre f. datis y f. fassli
f. fassli
f. heliconiformis
f. cerquita
f. ildica
f. nov
f. nov
f. nov near mirabilis
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