Colobura dirce
Introduction '''''Colobura dirce''''', the '''Dirce beauty''', '''mosaic''' or '''zebra mosaic''', is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America.The length of the forewings is about 33 mm.The larvae feed on ''Cecropia'' species.File:Colobura dirce dirce MHNT dos.jpg|Male, topside, MHNTFile:Colobura dirce dirce MHNT ventre.jpg|Male, underside, MHNT
Subspecies There are two recognised subspecies:* ''C. d. dirce'' (Linnaeus, 1758)* ''C. d. wolcotti'' Comstock, 1942
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