Elbella etna Evans, 1951

Common Name:
Etna skipper

Synonyms:

Etna moda Evans, 1951

Natural History:

The species lives in forests and males can be seen sucking minerals from wet sand. Specimens follow the swarms of Eciton burchelli and feed on the droppings of the army-ant-following birds.

Distribution:
Bolivia; Brasil: Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia; Colombia; Guyane française; Trinidad and Tobago

Occurence Period:

February, March, May to October

Feeding Adult:

On minerals from animal excreta

Feeding Caterpillars:

 

Color:
black, blue, metallic

Habitat:
forest edge, river bank