Colobura dirce (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dirce Beauty
Papilio dirce (Linnaeus, 1758)
Colobura dirce occurs in sympatry with C. annulata, and are distributed from Mexico to Ecuador. inhabits all types of environments. The erratic flight is similar to C. annulata and rest on the trunks of trees always upside down. Is common throughout the year, and can be observed from the ground to canopy. Their caterpillars are also gregarious, dark color with yellow thorns.
Bolivia; Brasil; Colombia; Cuba; Ecuador; Guyana; Guyane française; Jamaica; México; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
Occurs throughout the year
Adults feed on rotting fruits
Host plants compiled by Beccaloni et al. 2008, included:
Cecropiaceae: Cecropia hololeuca, Cecropia obtusa, Cecropia obtusifolia, Cecropia pachytachia, Cecropia peltata
Leguminosae - Caesalpinioidea: Cassia spp.
Leguminosae - Mimosoidea: Inga spp.
Meliaceae: Cabralea canjerana
Myrtaceae: Eucalyptus spp.
Urticaceae: Urera bacifera
brown, cream, black, white
forest, forest edge, open, urban, anthropogenic
- Willmott K.R., Constantino L.M., Hall J.P.W. (2001):
- A review of Colobura (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with comments on larval adult ecology and description of a sibling species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 94(2): 185-196
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536