Lethe portlandia, the southern pearly eye, Portland pearlyeye or just pearly eye, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States from eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas east through the south-east.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Pearly-eye being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Lethe
- Species
- Lethe portlandia
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