Pereute leucodrosime, the red banded pereute, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.[2][3]
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| Pereute leucodrosime, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Pereute |
| Species: | P. leucodrosime
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| Binomial name | |
| Pereute leucodrosime (Kollar, 1850)
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Subspecies edit
Subspecies include:[4]
- Pereute leucodrosime caesarea (Ecuador)
- Pereute leucodrosime leucodrosime (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Pereute leucodrosime beryllina (Ecuador)
- Pereute leucodrosime bellatrix (Peru)
Distribution edit
This species can be found in South America, including Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru.[4]
Habitat edit
These butterflies mainly inhabit valley floor, tree canopy and forest edge.[5]
Description edit
Pereute leucodrosime has a wingspan of 62–70 mm.[6] This butterfly is basically black, with two orange transversal band on the uppersides of the forewings and a blue basal area on the uppersides of hindwings. The undersides of the hindwings are uniformly blackish, with some red spots close to the base.
Biology edit
Adults are active in the morning during sunny conditions.[5]
References edit
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Gerardo Lamas: Pieridae of the World
- ^ a b Pereute, funet.fi
- ^ a b Michael F. Braby Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), with a review of male behavior at encounter sites in the subtribe Aporiina
- ^ Inventory of the butterfly species of Sangay National Park - Ecuador
External links edit
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