Eighty-eight-butterfly
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Diaethria clymena
Cramer's eighty-eight, Widespread Eighty-eight
Diaethria clymena, commonly known as Cramer's eighty-eight or Widespread Eighty-eight, is a small butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775 and occurs across a broad Neotropical range from Mexico through Central America to South America. The species is recognized by distinctive wing patterns and has been documented in at least 13 subspecies. Its larvae feed on specific host plants in the genera Trema and Theobroma.