Melanis cinaron

Melanis cinaron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Melanis
Species:
M. cinaron
Binomial name
Melanis cinaron
(C. & R. Felder, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Limnas cinaron C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Aculhua inca Röber, 1895
  • Lymnas cinaron

Melanis cinaron, the orange-bordered pixie, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.

Description

Melanis cinaron has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). The upperside of the wings is black with an orange border on the hindwings. The larvae feed on the leaves of Fabaceae species.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Colombia, northern Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in the rainforests at an elevation of 900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft) above sea level.

References

  1. 1 2 Melanis cinaron at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Sangay National Park
  3. 1 2 3 Learn about butterflies[link removed]
  4. ↑ Butterflies of America