Malaveria alcinoe
Species of butterfly
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Malaveria alcinoe, the Alcinoe satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Malaveria Viloria & Benmesbah, 2021 |
| Species: | M. alcinoe |
| Binomial name | |
| Malaveria alcinoe | |
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The wingspan is about 38 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on grasses.[3]