Pyrrhogyra edocla Doubleday 1848 generic name misspelled "Pyrrhagyra

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Containing group: Pyrrhogyra

Introduction

This species ranges from Mexico to the Guianas and the Amazon Basin. Larvae feed on Paullinia and Serjania (Sapindaceae) (DeVries, 1987).

Characteristics

Distinguished from other Pyrrhogyra species by the long, pointed forewings with narrow green medial bands on the dorsal surfaces.

Other Names for Pyrrhogyra edocla Doubleday 1848 generic name misspelled "Pyrrhagyra

Pyrrhogyra edocla aenaria Fruhstorfer 1908 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Pyrrhogyra edocla f. athene Fruhstorfer 1908 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Pyrrhogyra cuparina H. W. Bates 1865 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra lysanias C. Felder & R. Felder 1862 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra lysanias var. maculata Staudinger 1886 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of P. edocla lysanias
Pyrrhogyra edocla anthele Fruhstorfer 1908 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of P. edocla lysanias
Pyrrhogyra edocla paradisea R. G. Maza & J. Maza 1985 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra edocla perscita Brévignon 1996 currently viewed as a subspecies

References

Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Neild, A.F.E. (1996) The Butterflies of Venezuela. Part I: Nymphalidae I (Limenitidinae, Apaturinae, Charaxinae), Meridian Publications, Greenwich, U. K.

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Pyrrhogyra edocla
Location	Cock of the Rock Lodge, Manu, Peru
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Kim Garwood
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	ventral
Source	Cramer's Redring
Source Collection	Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright	© 2004 Kim Garwood

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