''Diaethria euclides'' 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 genus ''

Diaethria ''Diaethria'' is a brush-footed butterfly genus found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Mexico to Paraguay. Species in this genus are commonly called eighty-eights like the related genera '' Callicore'' and '' Perisama'', in reference to ...

''. It was described by

Pierre André Latreille Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained hi ...

in 1809. It is found from eastern

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 ...

to north-western

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, western

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

and northwestern

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

Subspecies

*''D. e. euclides'' (Peru) *''D. e. artemis'' (Röber, 1915) (Colombia) *''D. e. gueneei'' (Röber, 1915) (Ecuador) *''D. e. metiscus'' (Doubleday, 1849) (Venezuela) *'' D. e. phlogea'' (Salvin & Godman, 1868) (Colombia) *''D. e. phlogeides'' (Röber, 1915) (Colombia)

References

Biblidinae Butterflies described in 1809 Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille Lepidoptera of Venezuela Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Peru {{Biblidinae-stub