Anna's Eighty-Eight

About Anna's Eighty-Eight

A small neotropical butterfly with bright blue-green upper wings and a striking black-and-white numeral pattern underneath. It is closely related to Cramer's eighty-eight.

How to Identify Anna's Eighty-Eight

Anna's Eighty-Eight (Diaethria anna) belongs to the order Lepidoptera, family Nymphalidae. Adults typically measure 30-40 mm wingspan.

Anna's Eighty-Eight Habitat

Anna's Eighty-Eight is found in rivers & streams habitats, particularly across Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru. This species has adapted to thrive in its preferred environment, where it can find suitable food sources and shelter.

Anna's Eighty-Eight Diet and Feeding

Anna's Eighty-Eight feeds on plant sap by piercing stems and leaves with specialised mouthparts. Sap feeders extract nutrients directly from the plant's vascular system.

Where Is Anna's Eighty-Eight Found?

Anna's Eighty-Eight can be found in Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, where it inhabits rivers & streams environments. Its distribution is influenced by climate, food availability, and habitat suitability.

Is Anna's Eighty-Eight Dangerous?

Anna's Eighty-Eight is generally harmless to humans. It does not bite or sting and poses no significant health risk. Like most insects, it prefers to avoid human contact and will typically flee rather than confront a perceived threat.

Anna's Eighty-Eight Role in Nature

Anna's Eighty-Eight is part of the food web as a primary consumer, feeding on plant material. It serves as an important food source for birds, bats, amphibians, and other insectivores, connecting plant energy to higher trophic levels.

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