''Diaethria astala'', the faded eighty-eight or navy eighty-eight, is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...

. It is found from

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

. The larvae feed on '' Serjania'', ''

Paullinia ''Paullinia'' is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae and typical of tribe Paullinieae. It is native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The genus is named after t ...

'' and '' Cardiospermum'' species.

Subspecies

*''Diaethria astala astala'' (Mexico) *''Diaethria astala asteria'' (Mexico) *''Diaethria astala asteroide'' (Mexico)

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Biblidinae Butterflies described in 1844 Nymphalidae of South America Lepidoptera of Mexico Lepidoptera of Colombia Butterflies of Central America Taxa named by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville {{Biblidinae-stub