Rhetus periander
| Rhetus periander | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Rhetus |
| Species: | R. periander |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhetus periander Cramer, 1777 | |
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The Periander Metalmark or Variable Beautymark[1] (Rhetus periander) is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in most of Central America and South America, ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.[2]
Male, Tambopata Park, Peru
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[2]
- Rhetus periander arthuriana (Goiás, Brazil)
- Rhetus periander eleusinus (Brazil: São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro)
- Rhetus periander periander (Suriname)
- Rhetus periander laonome (Colombia)
- Rhetus periander naevianus (Honduras to Costa Rica)
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