Red Rim

Biblis hyperia

The Red Rim or Crimson-banded Black is a species of brush-footed butterfly that is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Paraguay. They can be seen flying between March and November in subtropical forest. The immature larvae feed on ''Tragia volubilis''.
Red Rim (Biblis hyperia) RN El Vinculo, VAC, Colombia. Mar 17th, 2018 Biblis hyperia,Colombia,Geotagged,Winter

Appearance

Adults have a velvety black forewing with a grey hindwing. The hindwing has a pinkish-red band. The caterpillars of this species are gray-brown with raised green marks and spikes.
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Biblis_hyperia Biblis,Geotagged,Paraguay,Summer,butterflies,summer

Naming

Listed alphabetically.
⤷ ''B. h. aganisa'' Boisduval, 1836
⤷ ''B. h. hyperia''
⤷ ''B. h. laticlavia''
⤷ ''B. h. nectanabis''
⤷ ''B. h. pacifica''

An unnamed species has been identified in Peru.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusBiblis
SpeciesB. hyperia
Photographed in
Colombia
Paraguay