Catagramma pygas Godart, 1823 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Catagramma pygas Godart, 1823
Catagramma pygas is a lepidopteran with a ~45 mm wingspan, named for hindwing underside patterns resembling 88.
This species, with the scientific name Catagramma pygas Godart, 1823, has a wingspan of about 45 mm. Its common name originates from the black and white patterns on the undersides of its hindwings that resemble the number "88". Similar "eighty-eight" patterns appear in other species of this genus, as well as in species of related genera such as Diaethria and Perisama.
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