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Nauplius crescent
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Butterflies & moths

Nauplius crescent

Eresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishNauplius crescent
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese袖蛱蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusEresia

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini4
  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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