Ithomia terra Haensch

Male dorsal

 Male ventral
Female dorsal Female ventral
Identification:
Small, no red-brown in the borders above, veins at end of hindwing discal cell with broad black shading, black postdiscal bar short, forewing vein M2 all black, no yellow at base of ventral hindwing.

Wingspan: 46 mm

Forewing length: 23 mm

Horizontal bars = 1 cm

Local distribution: Not recorded at Monteverde. Known from similar Atlantic slope habitats to the south.

Similar species: Ithomia bolivari, I. diasa, Oleria paula, Hypoleria cassotis

Species range: Costa Rica to South America

Abundance: Not recorded

Larval host plants: Unknown

Early stages: Unknown

Comments:

Monteverde butterflies
Copyright © 2001-2006 by William A. Haber, http://efg.cs.umb.edu/
Created: 28 December 2000. Updated: 10 December 2006.