Godart's numberwing

Catagramma pygas · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Godart's numberwing
Photo: Helio Lourencini, CC BY

The wingspan is about 45 mm. The undersides of its hindwings have black-and-white markings that look like the number 88.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its common name comes from the 88-shaped black and white pattern on the hindwing undersides.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The butterfly’s wingspan measures roughly 45 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to parts of northern and central South America, including Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil’s upper Amazon.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Godart's numberwing photo 3
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY
Godart's numberwing photo 4
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catagramma_pygas

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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