Dynamine postverta

Dynamine postverta

''Dynamine postverta'', the Mylitta Greenwing or Four-spot Sailor, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout most tropical and subtropical areas of central and South America, from Mexico south to Argentina and Paraguay. The habitat includes primary rainforests, humid deciduous woodlands, scrubby grassland and farmland at altitudes up to about 900 metres.

The larvae feed on ''Dalechampia'' species. They are slug-like, with tiny rosettes of spines on the back.
Dynamine postverta Sorry the image is a bit blurred, it was closing and opneing its wings rather rapidly. Dynamine postverta,Eyespotted Drop,Four-spotted Sailor,Geotagged,Paraguay,blue sailor,butterflies,summer

Naming

The following subspecies are recognised:
⤷ ''Dynamine postverta postverta''
⤷ ''Dynamine postverta mexicana'' d'Almeida, 1952

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusDynamine
SpeciesD. postverta