Uncertain owlet

Bia actorion

"Bia actorion", the uncertain owlet, bia owl or Actorion owlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Uncertain Owlet (Bia actorion) Allpahuayo Research Center, Loreto, Peru. Nov 17, 2022 Bia actorion,Geotagged,Peru,Spring,Uncertain owlet

Naming

*"Bia actorion actorion"
⤷ "Bia actorion decaerulea" Weymer, 1911 — Amazonas in Brazil
⤷ "Bia actorion rebeli" Bryk, 1953 — Ecuador and Peru

Food

The larvae feed on "Astrocaryum murumuru" and "Geonoma" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusBia
SpeciesB. actorion
Photographed in
Peru