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Hermathena candidata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Riodinidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hermathena

Hermathena candidata

Hermathena candidata is a species of butterfly in the Riodinidae family of the Hermathena genus. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, the Guianas and Bolivia east of Andes.

The larvae feed on Vriesia species.

Subspecies

  • Hermathena candidata candidata (Bolivia)
  • Hermathena candidata columba Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
  • References

    Hermathena candidata Wikipedia