Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855

 

 

Copaxa decrescens is widespread in the Neotropics from Costa Rica to northern Argentina. It inhabits moist tropical and subtropical forests, and gallery forests in savannas; up to 1,600 m. Sexually dichromatic (see below); wingspan 90-125 mm. The larvae feed on leaves of the Lauraceae, Salicaceae, etc. Adults fly from September to March in southeastern Brazil.

 

		D39206 Copaxa decrescens (male) Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D39889 Copaxa decrescens (female) Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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