Male

Female

 

wingspan : male 50/55 mm, female 55/60 mm


Eresia datis (formerly Eresia moesta) flies from Colombia to Peru (d’Abrera 1987) ; this butterfly is a Nymphalid which looks like some Ithomiids.


this species has many different and sympatric forms ; f. heliconiformis is the commonest along with the typical form.


seen at Topo, 1300m, at rio Palora and near Mendez.

E. datis f. heliconiformis cerca de Pablo Sexto

Eresia moesta is a retiring undergrowth denizen, and a highly variable species in Sangay NP.

f. datis
entre f. datis y f. heliconiformis
entre f. datis y f. fassli
f. fassli
f. heliconiformis
f. cerquita
f. ildica
f. nov
f. nov
f. nov near mirabilis