Eresia clio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Eresia
Species:
E. clio
Binomial name
Eresia clio
Synonyms
  • Papilio clio Linnaeus, 1758
  • Eresia clara Bates, 1864
  • Phyciodes clio reducta Hall, 1929

Eresia clio, the common crescent or Clio crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, the Guyanas and Brazil (from Amazonas to Mato Grosso). The habitat consists of forest edges with low vegetation.

The wingspan is about 36 mm.[2] Adults feed on flower nectar and males have been observed sucking up moisture from damp places.[3]

Subspecies

  • Eresia clio clio (Central America to Brazil)
  • Eresia clio reducta (Hall, 1929) (Ecuador)

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