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Melanis cinaron
Melanis cinaron, the orange-bordered pixie, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.
From the article Melanis cinaron on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Melanis cinaron has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). The upperside of the wings is black with an orange border on the hindwings. The larvae feed on the leaves of Fabaceae species.
Range & habitat
This species is present in Colombia, northern Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in the rainforests at an elevation of 900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft) above sea level.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 780378.