Necyria bellona
Appearance
Bellona metalmark | |
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Specimen of N. b. manco from Colombia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Necyria |
Species: | N. bellona
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Binomial name | |
Necyria bellona Westwood, 1851
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Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.
Description
[edit]Necyria bellona has a wingspan of 30–40 mm. Body is rather slender. Wings are deep black, more or less glossed, with metallic bright red spots or curved red and glossy blue bands.
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:
- N. b. bellona (Bolivia)
- N. b. saundersii (Colombia and Ecuador)
- N. b. manco (Colombia)
- N. b. juturna (Colombia)
- N. b. westwoodi (Peru)
- N. b. whitelyiana (Peru)
- N. b. zaneta (Ecuador)
- N. b. gerhardi (Colombia)
- N. b. ahrenholzi (Peru)
References
[edit]- Necyria bellona at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Butterflies of America
External links
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