Common sootywing

Wing span:

Identification: The wings are dark brown with brown fringe. The forewings have five subapical white spots, and six marginal spots on the upperside adjacent to the subapical spots. The costa is yellowish on the upperside of the forewings. The body is dark brown except for the head and upper part of the thorax on the underside, which are white. 

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantChenopodium berlandieri (Warren et al., 2013)

Adult food:

Reported from: Guyana (specific locality not available)