''Vila azeca'', the azeca banner, is a species of

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 the Amazonian region from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests at altitudes below 800 meters. Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from rocks or riverbeds.Azeca Banner
Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes

Subspecies

*''Vila azeca azeca'' (Bolivia) *''Vila azeca mariana'' (Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas) *''Vila azeca stalachtoides'' (Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas) *''Vila azeca cacica'' Staudinger, 1886 (Ecuador) *''Vila azeca semistalachtis'' Hall, 1928 (Colombia)

References

Butterflies described in 1848 Biblidinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Edward Doubleday {{Biblidinae-stub