Myscelia ethusa

Myscelia ethusa

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Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Epicaliini
Genus:	Myscelia
Species:	M. ethusa
Binomial name
*Myscelia ethusa* (Doyère, [1840])
Synonyms
Cybdelis ethusa Doyère, [1840] Myscelia rogenhoferi R. Felder, 1869 Myscelia cyanecula C. & R. Felder, [1867] Myscelia pattenia Butler & Druce, 1872

Myscelia ethusa, the Mexican bluewing or blue wing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Colombia north through Central America to Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States.

The wingspan is 64–76 mm (2.5–3.0 in). Many generations occur per year.

The larvae feed on Dalechampia species. Adults feed on rotting fruit.

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