Bia actorion

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

Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil

Bia actorion, the uncertain owlet, bia owl or Actorion owlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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

^ "Bia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Butterflies of Amazonia

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[1] "Bia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Butterflies of Amazonia

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Bia actorion

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