Biology
This butterfly is found in South America. On the upper side it is black with blue bands at the margins. The underside of the hind wing has a typical black-and-white pattern showing an "88" or "89". The underside of the forewing is red with black and white stripes near the tip. The wing span is 3.8 - 4.4 cm.
This butterfly lives in wet tropical forests, where it lives on rotting fruit and dung. It flies from March to November. In Brazil, its caterpillars live on the tree Trema micrantha, a member of the elm family.
