Cissia eous
Species of butterfly
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Cissia eous, locally known as the brown butterfly (Brazilian Portuguese: borboleta marrom), is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1867.[1] It is found in the countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cissia |
| Species: | C. eous |
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| Cissia eous (Butler, 1867) | |
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Biology and phenology
In the moist and shady habitats of several vegetal formations, like secondary forests and coastal forest edges in Brazil, you'll frequently find adults of this species.[1] They're attracted to fermented fruits and other decaying materials.[2]
Larvae of this species can feed on Poa plants.[3] Specifically in Poa annua,[4] Digitaria sanguinalis and Stenotaphrum secundatum.[2][5]