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Philaethria browni Constantino & Salazar 2010

Andrew V. Z. Brower
Containing group: Philaethria

Introduction

Endemic to the eastern slope of the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela, between 600 and 1200m.

Characteristics

Distinguished from sympatric P. ostara meridensis and P. neildi by the broad brown inner postdiscal band and beige medial postdiscal band on the ventral hindwings.

References

Constantino, L. M. and J. A. Salazar. 2010. A review of the Philaethria dido species complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) and description of three new sibling speceis from Colombia and Venezuela. Zootaxa 2720: 1-27.

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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