Napeogenes cranto Godman & Salvin


Male dorsal

Male ventral

Female dorsal

Female ventral

Identification:
Forewing discal cell with only a faint smudge, ventral forewing margin with white spot line, wide black hindwing border, hindwing apex pointed.

Wingspan: 66-67mm

Forewing length: 33mm


Local distribution: Atlantic slope at 700-900 m (Refugio Eladio, Poco Sol); Pacific slope in the Río San Luis valley (1000 m).

Similar species: Ithomia xenos, Dircenna relata, Pteronymia lonera, Pteronymia fulvescens

Species range: Costa Rica to South America

Abundance: Uncommon

Larval host plants: Unknown

Early stages: Unknown

Comments: Common in light gaps in forest at Refugio Eladio.


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