Dido such discussion that Dido caused her thong to be placed as a half circle touching the sea coast at each end (which would add greatly to the perimeter) but the sources mention the thong only and say nothing about the sea. Carthage was the Roman Republic's greatest rival and enemy, and Virgil's Dido in part symbolises this. Even though no Rome existed in her day, Virgil's Dido curses the future progeny of the Trojans. In Italy under the Fascist regime, her figure was demonized, perhaps not only as an anti-Roman figure but because she represented together at least three other
Philaethria dido dido" is often confused with "Siproeta stelenes". They have a similar coloration, but their wing shapes are different and whereas "P. dido" flies high in the canopy, "S. stelenes" is often to be seen in forest clearings and open secondary forest. Three subspecies are recognized. "Philaethria dido chocoensis" is found only on the western side of the Andes, its range extending from Ecuador to the Chocó region in northwestern Colombia. "Philaethria dido dido" inhabits tropical rainforests of South America east of the Andes, from Colombia to Bolivia. "Philaethria dido panamensis" lives only in Panama, from San Blas to Chiriquí "Philaethria