Necyria bellona
Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.
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| Specimen of N. b. manco from Colombia | |
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| Species: | N. bellona |
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| Necyria bellona Westwood, 1851 | |
Mounted specimen
Description
Necyria bellona has a wingspan of 30–40 mm. Body is rather slender. Wings are deep black, more or less glossed, with metallic bright red spots or curved red and glossy blue bands.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- N. b. bellona (Bolivia)
- N. b. saundersii (Colombia and Ecuador)
- N. b. manco (Colombia)
- N. b. juturna (Colombia)
- N. b. westwoodi (Peru)
- N. b. whitelyiana (Peru)
- N. b. zaneta (Ecuador)
- N. b. gerhardi (Colombia)
- N. b. ahrenholzi (Peru)
References
- Necyria bellona at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Butterflies of America
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