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Necyria bellona

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Species of butterfly

Bellona metalmark
Specimen of N. b. manco from Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Necyria
Species: N. bellona
Binomial name
Necyria bellona
Westwood, 1851
Mounted specimen

Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.

Description

Necyria bellona has a wingspan of 30–40 mm. Body is rather slender. Wings are deep black, more or less glossed, with metallic bright red spots or curved red and glossy blue bands.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • N. b. bellona (Bolivia)
  • N. b. saundersii (Colombia and Ecuador)
  • N. b. manco (Colombia)
  • N. b. juturna (Colombia)
  • N. b. westwoodi (Peru)
  • N. b. whitelyiana (Peru)
  • N. b. zaneta (Ecuador)
  • N. b. gerhardi (Colombia)
  • N. b. ahrenholzi (Peru)

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Taxon identifiers
Necyria bellona


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