Biology:Philaethria

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Philaethria is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Species

The following is a list of species classified under Philaethria:[1]

  • Philaethria andrei Brevignon, 2002 - Found in Macouria, French Guiana
  • Philaethria constantinoi Salazar, 1991 - (incertae sedis) Found in the Chocó Department of western Colombia
  • Philaethria diatonica (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - Found in Central America and Mexico
  • Philaethria dido (Linnaeus, 1763) – scarce bamboo page, longwing dido, or green heliconia – The most widespread species of Philaethria. It can be found as far north as Mexico and Texas[2] to as far south as the Amazon basin.[3]
  • Philaethria ostara (Röber, 1906) - Found in the Cauca Department of western Colombia
  • Philaethria pygmalion (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - Found in the state of Pará, Brazil
  • Philaethria wernickei (Röber, 1906) - Found in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil

References

  1. ↑ "Philaethria Billberg, 1820" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Butterflies of Texas: Scarce Bamboo Page (Philaethria dido)". Butterflies of North America, The Registry of Nature Habitats. http://www.abirdshome.com/resource/tx/66.htm. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Dido Longwing". Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Philaethria%20dido.htm. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 

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