Napeocles jocunda (Hübner, [1808]) - male

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At the needle there is a label of determination Species spread in South America, from Venezuela and French Guiana to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil (the states of Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Tocantins). It is found at the legation of moist tropical forests at relatively low altitude (400-800 m), but also in the cocoa plantations located in the wetlands, where adults can be seen sucking the juices coming from the fallen fruits on the ground. Butterflies of this species spend most of their time in the upper area of the tree canopy, rarely descending near the ground. At rest, they keep the wings folded vertically, thus exposing the drawing on the ventral face of the wings, which mimics a dry leaf. The larvae develop on different species of the genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae family).