Philaethria andrei

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Philaethria andrei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Philaethria
Species:
P. andrei
Binomial name
Philaethria andrei
Brevignon, 2002[1]

Philaethria andrei is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Christian Brévignon in 2002. It is found from southern Venezuela throughout the Guiana Shield to the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil.

The larvae feed on Passiflora laurifolia.[2]

Subspecies[]

  • Philaethria andrei andrei (mouth of Amazon to southern Venezuela)
  • Philaethria andrei orinocoensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 (Orinoco Basin in Venezuela)

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 4, 2018). "Philaethria andrei Brevignon, 2002". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ^ TOL


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