''Dasyophthalma creusa'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

. It is found in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, from

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

to Rio Grande do Sul., 2009: Phylogony of ''Dasyophthalma'' butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolini). ''Insecta Mundi'' 0069: 1-12. Full article

/ref> The larvae feed on ''

Bactris ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...

'' species, '' Geonoma schottlana'' and ''

Astrocaryum aculeatum ''Astrocaryum aculeatum'' (known in Brazilian Portuguese as ''tucumã'', ''acaiúra'', ''acuiuru'', ''coco-tucumã'', ''tucum'', ''tucumã-açu'', ''tucumã-macaw'', ''tucum-açu'', ''tucumaí-da-terra-firme'', ''tucumãí-uaçu'', ''tucumã-pirir ...

'' or ''

Astrocaryum vulgare ''Astrocaryum vulgare'' is a very spiny palm native to the Guianas and the Amazon. It is species which has greatly benefited from deforestation, as it cannot grow in undisturbed rainforest. In Brazil it is considered typical of Pará state in the ...

''.

Subspecies

*''Dasyophthalma creusa creusa'' (Brazil) *''Dasyophthalma creusa baronesa'' Stichel, 1904 (Brazil: Espírito Santo)

References

Butterflies described in 1821 Morphinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America {{Nymphalidae-stub