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Philaethria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Tribe
  
Heliconiini

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Heliconiinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Eueides, Dione, Heliconiini, Siproeta

Philaethria dido


Philaethria is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

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Species

The following is a list of species classified under Philaethria:

  • Philaethria andrei Brevignon, 2002 - Found in Macouria, French Guiana
  • Philaethria constantinoi Salazar, 1991 - (incertae sedis) Found in the Chocó Department of western Colombia
  • Philaethria diatonica (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - Found in Central America and Mexico
  • Philaethria dido (Linnaeus, 1763) – scarce bamboo page, longwing dido, or green heliconia – The most widespread species of Philaethria. It can be found as far north as Mexico and Texas to as far south as the Amazon basin.
  • Philaethria ostara (Röber, 1906) - Found in the Cauca Department of western Colombia
  • Philaethria pygmalion (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - Found in the state of Pará, Brazil
  • Philaethria wernickei (Röber, 1906) - Found in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil

    • References

    Philaethria Wikipedia
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