Caribbean ruby-eye

Wing span:

Identification: The wings are brown with yellow fringe. The forewings have four central yellow spots. The underside of the wings have a purplish-grey pattern. The body is brown except for the lower part of the abdomen on the underside, which is yellow. 

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantBambusa vulgaris, Cephalostachyum pergracilePanicum maximum, Saccharum sp., Scleria pterotaZea sp. (Warren et al., 2013)

Adult food:

Reported from: Cane Grove & Demerara (Region 4), Brotherson, Skeldon & Tain (Region 6), Bartica, Kartabo, Mt. Roraima & Quonga (Region 7), Takutu (Region 9)