Myscelia ethusa

"Blue wing" redirects here. For the fishery patrol vessel, see USFS Blue Wing.

Myscelia ethusa, the Mexican bluewing or blue wing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Louis Michel François Doyère in 1840. It is found from Colombia north through Central America to Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States.

Myscelia ethusa
Underside
Topside
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Myscelia
Species:	M. ethusa
Binomial name
Myscelia ethusa (Doyère, [1840])
Synonyms
Cybdelis ethusa Doyère, [1840] Myscelia rogenhoferi R. Felder, 1869 Myscelia cyanecula C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867] Myscelia pattenia Butler & H. Druce, 1872

The wingspan is 64–76 mm (2.5–3.0 in). Many generations occur per year.

The larvae feed on the Dalechampia species. Adults feed on rotting fruit.^[2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[3]

• M. e. chiapensis Jenkins, 1984 (Mexico)
• M. e. cyanecula C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867 (Mexico)
• M. e. ethusa (Mexico)
• M. e. pattenia Butler & H. Druce, 1872 (Guatemala and Costa Rica)

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