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Pereute callinira

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Species of butterfly

Pereute callinira
Mounted specimen from Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pereute
Species: P. callinira
Binomial name
Pereute callinira
Staudinger, 1884
Synonyms
  • Pereute callinira numatia Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pereute callinira ecuadorensis Joicey & Talbot, 1928
  • Pereute leucodrosime bellatrix f. sinemacula Bryk, 1953
  • Pereute callinira f. pallida Reissinger, 1970

Pereute callinira is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

Description

Pereute callinira has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in). The basic colour of the wings is black or dark brown. The uppersides of the forewings are crossed by a red band, while the basal area of the hindwings is blue. The undersides of the wings are uniformly blackish. Larvae feed on Nectandra species (Lauraceae).

Distribution

This species can be found in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.

Subspecies

  • Pereute callinira callinira (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador)
  • Pereute callinira sabrina Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)

References

  1. Butterflies of the Sangay National Park
  2. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
  3. Michael F. Braby and Kenji Nishida Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
  4. Pereute callinira in Caterpillars.org
  5. ^ Funet
Taxon identifiers
Pereute callinira


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