Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.
Bellona metalmark | |
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Specimen of N. b. manco from Colombia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Necyria |
Species: | N. bellona
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Binomial name | |
Necyria bellona Westwood, 1851
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Description
editNecyria 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
editThe 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
edit- Necyria bellona at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Butterflies of America
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Necyria bellona.