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Necyria
''Necyria'' is a Neotropical metalmark butterfly genus. There are three species which all have colourful iridescent markings. They are forest insects. Some are part of mimetic complexes. The genus was erected by John Obadiah Westwood in 1851. The subspecies shown in the taxobox is named in Westwood's honour. Species *'' Necyria bellona'' *'' Necyria ingaretha'' Nicaragua. *'' Necyria duellona'' Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil. References * Lamas G ed. 2004. ''Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea''. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera External links FunetSystematics. images representing ''Necyria''at Encyclopedia of Lifeimages representing ''Necyria''at Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necyria Bellona
''Necyria bellona'', the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America. Description ''Necyria 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 The 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 ''Necyria bellona''at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera External links Iba.uk Riodinini Butterflies described in 1851 Taxa named by John O. Westwood Riodinidae of South America Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Bolivia {{Riodinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
