Biology:Hermathena candidata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | H. candidata
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| Hermathena candidata (Hewitson, 1874)
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Hermathena candidata is a species of butterfly in genus Hermathena of the family Riodinidae. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, the Guianas and Bolivia east of Andes.
The larvae feed on Vriesea species.
Subspecies
- Hermathena candidata candidata (Bolivia)
- Hermathena candidata columba Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
References
- Hewitson, William Chapman (1876), Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson, Volume 5.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hermathena candidata. |
Wikidata ☰ Q1813531 entry
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