Philaethria pygmalion described as Metamandana dido pygmalion
Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
This is an Amazonian species, ranging from eastern Colombia to central Brazil. Constantino and Salazar (2010) report records of larvae feeding on Passiflora coccinea, P. faroana, P. hexagonocarpa, P. mansoi and P. phaeocaula.Characteristics
Similar to the allopatric P. wernickei, but the ventral hindwing postmedial band is mostly brown, with a reduced white medial band.Geographical races/subspecies
Philaethria pygmalion pygmalion (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - southern Colombia and Venezuela to central Brazil.Philaethria pygmalion metaensis Constantino & Salazar 2010 - Meta, Colombia
References
Constantino, L. M. and J. A. Salazar. 2010. A review of the Philaethria dido species complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) and description of three new sibling speceis from Colombia and Venezuela. Zootaxa 2720: 1-27.
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