Anetia thirza
Species of butterfly
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Anetia thirza, the cloud-forest monarch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America (including El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama).
| Anetia thirza | |
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| Feeding on Hibiscus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Anetia |
| Species: | A. thirza |
| Binomial name | |
| Anetia thirza (Geyer, [1833]) | |
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The larvae possibly feed on Metastelma and Cynanchum species.
Mounted Specimen
Illustration
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Subspecies
- Anetia thirza thirza (Mexico)
- Anetia thirza insignis (Salvin, 1869) (Costa Rica, Panama)
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