Pereute callinira | |
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Mounted specimen from Peru | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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
- Butterflies of the Sangay National Park
- Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
- Michael F. Braby and Kenji Nishida Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
- Pereute callinira in Caterpillars.org
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Pereute callinira |
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