''Chalodeta '' is a butterfly

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in the family

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. They are resident in the

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Species list

* '' Chalodeta chaonitis'' (Hewitson,

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, Guyana,

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* '' Chalodeta chelonis'' (Hewitson,

* '' Chalodeta chitinosa'' Hall, 2002

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, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana,

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* '' Chalodeta chlosine'' Hall, 2002 Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil,

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* '' Chalodeta lypera'' (Bates, 1868) Guatemala, Brazil * '' Chalodeta panurga'' Stichel, 1910 * '' Chalodeta pescada'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 Ecuador * '' Chalodeta theodora'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia

Sources

''Chalodeta''
at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

External links

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