Ithomia avella
| Ithomia avella | |
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| Ithomia avella cesleria from Colombia. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ithomia |
| Species: | I. avella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ithomia avella Hewitson, 1854 | |
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Ithomia avella is a Neotropical species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
Ithomia avella has a wingspan of about 60–65 millimetres (2.4–2.6 in). Wings are transparent with black margins and black cross-bars on the forewings. The margins of the hindwings show a series of small white spots.
Distribution
This species can be found in NW. Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
Subspecies
- Ithomia avella avella (Colombia)
- Ithomia avella cesleria Hewitson, 1855 (Colombia)
- Ithomia avella epona Hewitson, 1869 (Ecuador)
- Ithomia avella deliciae Fox, 1941 (Colombia)
- Ithomia avella katherineae Fox, 1971 (Colombia)
- Ithomia avella salazari Vitale & Bollino, 2000 (Ecuador)
- Ithomia avella miraculosa Lamas, 2003 (Colombia)
References
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