| Agrias claudina | |
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| A. c. gringA - dorsal view | |
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| A. c. claudina - ventral view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Agrias |
| Species: | A. claudina
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrias claudina (Godart, [1824])
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Agrias claudina, the Claudina Agrias, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found from Venezuela and Guyana to Bolivia. The subspecies A. c. sardanapalus is found in Ecuador, Brazil and Peru. It is found in primary and secondary rainforest at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters.
The larvae feed on Erythroxylum species. Adults feed on decomposing fruit and rotting fish. The Agrias Claudina physically are very beautiful looking, not only this but are pretty large for butterflies. Agria Claudina has wing spans of 2.8-4.7in. Between females and males, there are very small differences in their color, shape, size, and structure. Males have yellow tufts that are used to attract female butterflies. In all Agria Claudia, the bottom of their wings has different patterns, the main colors seen on these butterflies are blue, red, black, and yellow.
- ^ "Agrias Doubleday, 1844" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms