Diaethria phlogea, the 89'98 butterfly,[1] is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Diaethria |
| Species: | D. phlogea
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It has been given the nickname "89/98" because of the markings on its wings resembling an 89 and 98.
Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Diaethria euclides as Diaethria euclides phlogea.[2]
References
edit- ^ Diaethria phlogea, Catalogue of Life 2000
- ^ Diaethria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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