Philaethria andrei

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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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)

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