Hermathena (butterfly)
| Hermathena | |
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| Hermathena candidata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Hermathena Hewitson, 1874 |
Hermathena is a genus of butterfly in the family Riodinidae containing a total of three known species. A small Neotropic genus of uncommon montane butterflies. The larvae feed on bromeliads.
Species
- Hermathena candidata Hewitson, 1874
- Hermathena eburna Hall & Harvey, 2005
- Hermathena oweni Schaus, 1913
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.
External links
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- Tree of Life web project: Hermathena
- Hermathena - Butterflies and Moths of the World
- Hermathena genus information by Markku Savela
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