Pedaliodes cledonia

Pedaliodes cledonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Pedaliodes
Species: P. cledonia
Binomial name
Pedaliodes cledonia
Thieme, 1905

Pedaliodes cledonia is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.[1] It is found in Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of mid-elevation cloud forests.

The length of the forewings is 25-27 mm. The upperside of the wings is uniform glossy dark-brown. The underside of the forewings is uniform dull medium brown, while the hindwings are medium brown with a faint ripple-like pattern, suffused with brick red and orange gradually becoming more intense towards the anal margin. There is a faint anal wedge of sparse yellow scales.[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). (Accessed March 2013)
  2. Pyrcz, T.W., 2004: Pronophiline butterflies of the highlands of Chachapoyas in northern Peru: faunal survey, diversity and distribution patterns (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) Genus 15 (4): Full article: 455-622 PDF.
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