Bia actorion

Bia actorion
Bia actorion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bia
Species: B. actorion
Binomial name
Bia actorion
(Stoll, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio actorion Linnaeus, 1763
  • Bia actoriaena Hübner, [1819]
  • Napho actoriaena

The Uncertain Owlet or Bia Owl or Actorion Owlet (Bia actorion) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[2]

The larvae feed on Astrocaryum murumuru and Geonoma species.

Taxonomy

Bia actorion has long been placed in the subfamily Satyrinae, but studies determined that it belonged to the Brassolinae. Currently, the genus Bia are classified as members of the subtribe Biina in the tribe Brassolini.

Subspecies

  • Bia actorion actorion
  • Bia actorion decaerulea Weymer, 1911 (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Bia actorion rebeli Bryk, 1953 (Peru, Ecuador)

References

  1. ^ Baeotus at funet
  2. ^ Butterflies of Amazonia
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