Ithomiola

Ithomiola
Ithomiola figures 4, 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Genus: Ithomiola
C. & R. Felder, [1865]
Synonyms
  • Compsoteria Hewitson, 1870

Ithomiola is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical ecozone.

Species

  • Ithomiola buckleyi Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru
  • Ithomiola callixena (Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
  • Ithomiola cascella (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
  • Ithomiola celtilla (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador
  • Ithomiola floralis C. & R. Felder, [1865] present in French Guiana, Suriname and Bolivia
  • Ithomiola rubrolineata Lathy, 1904 present in Peru

Biology

Known as the glasswing mimic, Ithomiola floralis is protected by resembling Ithomiinae species.

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