Diaethria anna's preferred terrain is wet tropical forests.
   Adults are relatively easy to spot as they move around feeding and mating.
   They can be seen in heavily flowered areas, where they visit for nectar, or they can be seen by using traps baited with fermenting fruit to attract them to you.
    They flutter from flower to flower, drawn by vibrant colors and specific shapes that indicate a bounty of nectar and pollen.
   This pollen then adheres to their bodies and is transferred to other flowers in a serendipitous feast that benefits plant reproduction.
    Their dorsal side is dark brown with a metallic bluish green band on the forewings.
   The dorsal side of the forewings are red, which is followed by a wide, black band and then white tips.     The ventral side of the hindwings is white, with lines that approximate a black-outlined "88", giving the species its common name.
   These markings occasionally appear more like a "98" or "89".
    Potential predators to Anna Eighty-Eights adults are birds, spiders, reptiles, and mammals.
     * As members of the Brush Footed (Nymphalidae) family, they use their pair of shorter front legs for food tasting, and their two pairs of longer rear legs for propulsion.