Pteronymia notilla Butler & Druce

Male dorsal

 Male ventral

Female dorsal

Female ventral
Identification:
Male: antennae black, forewing costa all black, ventral forewing border with white spot line, markings blacker than fulvimargo. Female: pattern darker than male, with hindwing orange-brown, dorsal hindwing without marginal spots.

Wingspan: 48-50mm

Forewing length: 25mm

Local distribution: Most common on Pacific slope at 1300-1500 m; occasional on Atlantic slope from 700-1200 m (rarely down to 250 m).

Similar species: The male is similar to Pteronymia fulvescens, P. fulvimargo, Ithomia xenos. The female is most similar to the female of Godyris zavaleta.

Species range: Costa Rica to South America

Abundance: Uncommon

Larval host plants: Solanum tuerckheimii

Early stages: Solitary

Comments:

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male underside female underside

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