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Necyria bellona

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Scientific name
  
Necyria bellona

Division
  
Rhopalocera

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Riodinidae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Necyria, Mesosemia, Ithomeis, Ancyluris, Anteros

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Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.

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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 Wikipedia
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