Imara pallasia

Imara pallasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Imara
Species:	I. pallasia
Binomial name
Imara pallasia (Eschscholtz, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
Castnia pallasia Eschscholtz, 1821 Castnia brecourt Godart, [1824] Castnia ardalus Dalman, 1824 Castnia f. lativittata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. umbratula Strand, 1913 Castnia var. nigrescens Houlbert, 1918

Imara pallasia is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in south-eastern Brazil . It is found along cloud forests.

Adults have been observed hill-topping with several Morpho and Nymphalidae species. It is thought to be a mimic of Parides ascanius.^[2]

References

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Wikidata ☰ Q2384438 entry

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