- Colobura dirce
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Colobura dirce 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Tribe: Nymphalini Genus: Colobura Species: C. dirce Binomial name Colobura dirce
(Linnaeus, 1758)Synonyms - Papilio dirce
The Dirce Beauty, also known as the Mosaic or Zebra Mosaic, (Colobura dirce) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central America and the Northern parts of South America.
The length of the fore-wings is about 33 mm.
The larvae feed on Cecropia species.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
- C. d. dirce (Linnaeus, 1758)
- C. d. wolcotti Comstock, 1942
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