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 plant: Bambusa vulgaris, Cephalostachyum pergracile, Panicum maximum, Saccharum sp., Scleria pterota, Zea 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)