Pereute callinira

Pereute callinira
	Mounted specimen from Peru
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Pereute
Species:	P. callinira
Binomial name
	Pereute callinira; Staudinger, 1884
Synonyms
	Pereute callinira numatia Fruhstorfer, 1907; Pereute callinira ecuadorensis Joicey & Talbot, 1928; Pereute leucodrosime bellatrix f. sinemacula Bryk, 1953; Pereute callinira f. pallida Reissinger, 1970;

Pereute callinira is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

Description edit

Pereute callinira has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in).^[1] The basic colour of the wings is black or dark brown. The uppersides of the forewings are crossed by a red band, while the basal area of the hindwings is blue. The undersides of the wings are uniformly blackish.^[2]^[3] Larvae feed on Nectandra species (Lauraceae).^[4]

Distribution edit

This species can be found in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.^[5]

Subspecies edit

Pereute callinira callinira (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador) ^[5]
Pereute callinira sabrina Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia) ^[5]

References edit

^ Butterflies of the Sangay National Park
^ Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
^ Michael F. Braby and Kenji Nishida Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
^ Pereute callinira in Caterpillars.org
^ ^a ^b ^c Funet

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[sangay-1] Butterflies of the Sangay National Park

[andes-2] Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes

[braby-3] Michael F. Braby and Kenji Nishida Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

[cat-4] Pereute callinira in Caterpillars.org

[fu-5] Funet

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