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Pierella luna

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Pierella luna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pierella
Species:
P. luna
Binomial name
Pierella luna
Fabricius, 1793

Pierella luna, the moon satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Belize, Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Pierella luna luna (nominate)
  • Pierella luna lesbia Staudinger, 1887
  • Pierella luna pallida (Salvin & Godman, 1868)
  • Pierella luna rubecula Salvin & Godman, 1868

References

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  1. ^ "Pierella luna Fabricius, 1793". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-04-12.