Hermathena (butterfly)

Hermathena
Hermathena candidata
Scientific classification
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.

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