Hermathena (butterfly)

Hermathena is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae containing a total of three known species. A small Neotropic genus of uncommon montane butterflies. The larvae feed on bromeliads.

Hermathena
Hermathena candidata
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Hermathena

Hewitson, 1874

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References

  • Hewitson, William Chapman (1876). Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Volume 5.
  • Hall, J. P. W. (2005). A Phylogenetic Revision of the Napaeina (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Mesosemiini). Entomological Society of Washington, Washington, DC. 235 pp.
  • Lamas G, ed. (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.


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