''Eresia nauplius'', the Peruvian crescent or Nauplius crescent, is a
butterfly of the family
Nymphalidae. It was described by
William Chapman Hewitson in 1852. It is found in most of the
Amazon region. The habitat consists of forest edges with low vegetation, including river banks, forest clearings, glades and roadsides.
The
wingspan is about 45 mm.
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Subspecies
*''Eresia nauplius nauplius'' (Guyanas, Brazil: Amazonas)
*''Eresia nauplius extensa'' (Hall, 1929) (Brazil: Mato Grosso, lower Rio Madeira)
*''Eresia nauplius plagiata'' (Röber, 1913) (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador)
Nauplius crescent (Eresia nauplius extensa).jpg, ''E. n. extensa''
Southern Amazon, Brazil
Peruvian Crescent, Tambopata.jpg, ''E. n. plagiata''
Peruvian crescent
References
''Eresia nauplius''
at MCZBASE: The Database of the Zoological Collections
Butterflies described in 1852
Melitaeini
Lepidoptera of Brazil
Nymphalidae of South America
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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