ANIMALS – INSECTS – BUTTERFLIES – CLAUDINA AGRIAS (AGRIAS CLAUDINA)

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Claudina Agrias (Agrias claudina)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Insecta
Order : Lepidoptera
Family :Nymphalidae
Genus : Agrias
Species : A. Claudina

Description:

The Claudina Agrias(Agrias claudina) is a butterflyof the Nymphalidaefamily. It is found from Venezuela and Guyana to Bolivia. The subspecies sardanapalus is found in Ecuador, Brazil and Peru. It is found in primary and secondary rainforest at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters.

The larvae feed on Erythroxylum species. Adults feed on decomposing fruit and rotting fish.

Binomial Name:

Name : Agrias claudina
Taxonomist : Jean-Baptiste Godart (Origny - France)
Year : 1824
Subspecies : 8 (Claudina, Annetta, Sardanapalus, … )
Synonyms : Nymphalis claudina, Papilio claudia, Agrias sahlkei, Agrias claudianus

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 3 of 4, from Butterflies Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: October 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value:UYP 15

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated