Anna's Eighty-eight
Diaethria anna (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Identification: Upperside is brown with a wide, metallic green band across the forewing. Underside of hindwing is white with a red costal margin and a black-outlined "88."
Wing Span: Not reported.
Life History: Not reported.
Flight: March-December in Mexico.
Caterpillar Hosts: Tropical plants in the elm and soapberry families.
Adult Food: Rotting fruit and dung.
Habitat: Wet tropical forests.
Range: Costa Rica north to Mexico. A rare stray to South Texas.
Conservation: Not required for rare stray.
NCGR:
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 verified sightings
Observation date: Jan 12, 2022
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Oaxaca, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: DonaldoCaceres
Region: Francisco Morazán, Honduras
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 22, 2022
Observation date: Jul 17, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Oct 18, 2019
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Escuintla, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jun 16, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2013
Submitted by: Roselvy Juárez
Region: Santa Ana, El Salvador
Verified by: John van Dort
Verified date: Aug 27, 2013
Observation date: Mar 19, 2013
Submitted by: marcojoseph
Region: Lempira, Honduras
Verified by: John van Dort
Verified date: Apr 30, 2013
Observation date: Oct 02, 2010
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Veracruz-Llave, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jan 07, 2013
Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 17, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004