Ithomiola
Genus of butterflies
| Ithomiola | |
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| Ithomiola figures 4, 5 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Genus: | Ithomiola C. & R. Felder, [1865] |
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Ithomiola is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
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.
Sources
- funet
External links
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