wingspan : male 50/55, female 54/60 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;
this typical form is the commonest along with f. heliconiformis.
seen at Colonia Azuaya, 1600 m, at Topo, 1300m, at rio Palora and at Sardinayacu, 1500 m.
Eresia moesta is a retiring undergrowth denizen, and a highly variable species in Sangay NP.
