Pereute callinira
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Pereute callinira Staudinger, 1884
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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).[1] 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.[2][3] Larvae feed on Nectandra species (Lauraceae).[4]
Distribution
This species can be found in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.[5]
Subspecies
- Pereute callinira callinira (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador) [5]
- Pereute callinira sabrina Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia) [5]
References