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Philaethria andrei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Philaethria

Similar
  
Philaethria, Philaethria dido, Heliconiinae

Philaethria andrei is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by C. Brevignon in 2002. It is found from southern Venezuela throughout the Guiana Shield to the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil.

The larvae feed on Passiflora laurifolia.

Subspecies

  • Philaethria andrei andrei (mouth of Amazon to southern Venezuela)
  • Philaethria andrei orinocoensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 (Orinoco Basin in Venezuela)

    • References

    Philaethria andrei Wikipedia
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