Pereute callinira

Pereute callinira is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

Pereute callinira
Mounted specimen from Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pereute
Species:
P. callinira
Binomial name
Pereute callinira
Synonyms
  • Pereute callinira numatia Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pereute callinira ecuadorensis Joicey & Talbot, 1928
  • Pereute leucodrosime bellatrix f. sinemacula Bryk, 1953
  • Pereute callinira f. pallida Reissinger, 1970

Description

Pereute callinira has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in).[1] The basic colour of the wings is black or dark brown. The uppersides of the forewings are crossed by a red band, while the basal area of the hindwings is blue. The undersides of the wings are uniformly blackish.[2][3] Larvae feed on Nectandra species (Lauraceae).[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.[5]

Subspecies
  • Pereute callinira callinira (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador) [5]
  • Pereute callinira sabrina Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia) [5]
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References
  1. Butterflies of the Sangay National Park
  2. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
  3. Michael F. Braby and Kenji Nishida Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
  4. Pereute callinira in Caterpillars.org
  5. Funet


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