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Veladyris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Tribe
  
Ithomiini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Danainae

Species
  
V. pardalis

Rank
  
Genus

Veladyris

Similar
  
Forbestra, Hypoleria, Scada, Aeria, Hyposcada

Veladyris is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Fox in 1945. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Veladyris pardalis, which is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Subspecies

  • V. p. pardalis (Ecuador)
  • V. p. aurea Lamas, 1980 (Ecuador)
  • V. p. christina Lamas, 1980 (Peru)
  • V. p. cytharista (Hewitson, 1874) (Peru)
  • V. p. totumbra (Kaye, 1919) (Peru)

    • There is one more undescribed subspecies from Peru.

    References

    Veladyris Wikipedia
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