-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

-Tropical Brushfoots (Subfamily Biblidinae)

-Tribe Catonephelini

-Bluewing Butterflies (Genus Myscelia)

-Blackened Bluewing (Myscelia cyananthe)

-Myscelia cyananthe ssp. cyananthe

The Myscelia cyananthe, or Blackened Bluewing, is a beautiful butterfly found primarily in South and Central America. It inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, as well as grasslands and woodland areas. The Blackened Bluewing's diet consists mostly of nectar from various flowering plants. It is known for its distinctive behavior, with males actively patrolling for females in the air. The Blackened Bluewing is a medium-sized butterfly with black and bright dark blue wings. Its wingspan is approximately 2.5 inches.