Vila azeca, the azeca banner, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amazonian region from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests at altitudes below 800 meters.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Vila |
| Species: | V. azeca
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Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from rocks or riverbeds.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Vila azeca azeca (Bolivia)
- Vila azeca mariana (Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Vila azeca stalachtoides (Bates, 1865) (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Vila azeca cacica Staudinger, 1886 (Ecuador)
- Vila azeca semistalachtis Hall, 1928 (Colombia)
References
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- ^ "Vila Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Azeca Banner, Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
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