Rhetus periander
Rhetus periander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Rhetus |
Species: | R. periander |
Binomial name | |
Rhetus periander (Cramer, [1777]) | |
Synonyms | |
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Rhetus periander, the Periander metalmark or variable beautymark,[1] is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in most of Central America and South America, ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[2]
- Rhetus periander arthuriana (Goiás, Brazil)
- Rhetus periander eleusinus (Brazil: São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro)
- Rhetus periander periander (Suriname)
- Rhetus periander laonome (Colombia)
- Rhetus periander naevianus (Honduras to Costa Rica)
References
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