Intro: The blushing phantom, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico south to South America.

Habitats: which grows in the dark understory areas in very humid habitats.
Implications for palatability and mimicry are discussed with respect to the bright colors of the adults of this and related genera.

Researchgate:
The early stages of Cithaerias pireta are described from a Costa Rican lowland rain forest on the Caribbean slope.

The caterpillars: Had five instars and the total cycle from egg to butterfly eclosion lasted 66 days.
The host plant: Is Heart-leaf philodendron, Philodendron herbaceum (Arum, Areaceae family).

Distribution: It is found from
Central America from Honduras, to the Andes eastern slopes to Bolivia and to Suriname and French Guiana, the Amazon in northeastern South America.

Subspecies:
Cithaerias pireta pireta (Stoll, 1780). Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador.
Cithaerias pireta aurorina (Weymer, 1910). Bolivia, Columbia, Brazil (Amazonas).
Cithaerias pireta aura (Langer, 1943). Brazil (Amazonas, Acre).
Cithaerias pireta aurora (C. & R. Felder, 1862). Peru.
Cithaerias pireta magdalenensis (Constantino, 1995). Colombia.
Cithaerias pireta tambopata (Lamas, 1998). Peru.

GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
World distribution:
Blushing Phantom, Cithaerias pireta (Stoll, 1780).

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Blushing Phantom, Cithaerias pireta (Stoll, 1780).