Philaethria dido Scarce Bamboo Page Butterfly in a Dome

Species Name: Philaethria dido

Common Name: Scarce Bamboo Page Butterfly

Origin: Peru

Size: 3.5" Wooden Base x 4.5" high

 

Philaethria dido, the scarce bamboo page or dido longwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America and tropical South America, both east and west of the Andes, from Brazil and Ecuador northwards to Mexico. Strays can sometimes be found in the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas.