Common crescent

Eresia clio

''Eresia clio'', the common crescent or Clio crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, the Guyanas and Brazil . The habitat consists of forest edges with low vegetation.
Clio Crescent (Eresia clio) PNYC - Pampa Pescado, Pasco, Peru. Oct 22, 2020 Common crescent,Eresia clio,Geotagged,Peru,Spring

Appearance

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar and males have been observed imbibing moisture from sandbanks, river beds, drying pools or peccary wallows.
Common crescent, Yunguillo, Colombia Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Eresia clio,Mocoa,Putumayo,South America,World,Yunguillo

Naming

It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Sub species:
⤷ ''Eresia clio clio''
⤷ ''Eresia clio reducta''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusEresia
SpeciesE. clio
Photographed in
Colombia
Peru