Red-banded-butterfly
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Biblis hyperia
red rim, crimson-banded black, Southern Red Rim
Biblis hyperia is a brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) and the sole member of its genus. Adults display striking velvety-black forewings contrasted with gray hindwings bearing a distinctive pinkish-red marginal band. The species occurs from the southern United States through the Neotropics to Paraguay, with flight activity recorded primarily between March and November. Larvae feed on the spurge family vine Tragia volubilis.