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Butterflies of the
Amazon and Andes
Illinissa Glasswing
Hyposcada illinissa
HEWITSON,
1852
Family -
NYMPHALIDAE
subfamily -
ITHOMIINAE
Tribe - ITHOMIINI
subtribe -
OLERIINI
introduction
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habitats |
lifecycle |
adult behaviour
Hyposcada illinissa,
Rio Madre de Dios, Peru
Introduction
This
species is found from Colombia to Bolivia.
Habitats
The butterfly occurs in lowland rainforest at altitudes between about 100-900
metres.
Lifecycle
To be completed.
Adult behaviour
Hyposcada illinissa is usually
seen singly, or at leks where it aggregates with other
Glasswings. The butterflies spend a lot of their time sitting
motionless on the foliage of saplings and bushes at a height of
about 2 metres above ground level.
At Pantiacolla, on the Rio Alto
Madre de Dios in Peru,
I watched a male feeding on fallen petals on the forest floor. It
seemed almost oblivious of my presence, but if deliberately
disturbed flew to settle on tree foliage at a height of about 2
metres above ground level. Within minutes it returned to resume
feeding at the petals.
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