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| Rhetus periander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Rhetus |
| Species: | R. periander |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhetus periander (Cramer, [1777]) | |
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Rhetus periander, the Periander metalmark or variable beautymark,[1] is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of Central and South America, ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]These subspecies are recognised:[2]
- R. p. arthuriana (Goiás, Brazil)
- R. p. eleusinus (Brazil: São Paulo, Santa Catarina, and Rio de Janeiro)
- R. p. periander (Suriname)
- R. p. laonome (Colombia)
- R. p. naevianus (Honduras to Costa Rica)
Reproduction
[edit]Females of Rhetus periander search for the host plants on which to lay eggs on the hottest hours of the day. Typically, one or two eggs are laid per plant. The lifecycle from egg to full adult is a full 50 days.
References
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3. Kaminski, L.A., (2015) Natural history and systematic position of Rhetus belphegor, Introduction
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Categories:
- Riodinini
- Butterflies described in 1777
- Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
- Riodinidae of South America
- Butterflies of Central America
- Lepidoptera of Mexico
- Lepidoptera of Brazil
- Lepidoptera of Colombia
- Lepidoptera of Argentina
- Lepidoptera of Suriname
- Lepidoptera of Costa Rica
- Fauna of Honduras
- Lepidoptera of Venezuela
- Riodinidae stubs