Necyria bellona
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Specimen of N. b. manco from Colombia | |
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Necyria bellona Westwood, 1851
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Mounted specimen
Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.
Description[]
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[]
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[]
- Necyria bellona at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Butterflies of America
External links[]
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Categories:
- Riodinini
- Butterflies described in 1851
- Taxa named by John O. Westwood
- Riodinidae stubs