Biology:Leucochimona icare

Short description: Species of butterfly

Leucochimona icare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Leucochimona
Species:	L. icare
Binomial name
Leucochimona icare (Hübner, [1819])
Synonyms
Mesosemia icare Hübner, [1819] Papilio philemon Cramer, [1775] Papilio icarus Fabricius, 1776 (preocc. Rottemburg, 1775) Mesosemia chionea Godman & Salvin, [1885] Mesosemia matatha Hewitson, 1873 Mesosemia nivea Godman & Salvin, [1885] Diophthalma icare subalbata Seitz, 1913

Leucochimona icare, also known as the Amazonian whitemark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Bolivia and Brazil .

Subspecies

• Leucochimona icare icare (Surinam, Guyana)
• Leucochimona icare matatha (Hewitson, 1873) (Brazil: Minas Gerais)
• Leucochimona icare nivea (Godman & Salvin, 1885) (Bolivia)
• Leucochimona icare polita Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
• Leucochimona icare subalbata (Seitz, 1913) (Bolivia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2137697 entry