Pteronymia simplex (Salvin)

Male dorsal

 Male ventral

Female dorsal

Female ventral
Identification:
Black postdiscal bar very narrow, white forewing spots and medial bar highly reduced, border of dorsal hindwing usually black, hindwing fringe scales orange.

Wingspan: 50-56mm

Forewing length: 25-28mm

Local distribution: From 1200-1500 m on both slopes, but more common on Pacific side.

Similar species: Episcada salvinia, Pteronymia artena, Greta polissena

Species range: Mexico to Panama

Abundance: Common

Larval host plants:

Solanum aphyodendron
Solanum brenesii
Solanum pastillum
Solanum pertenue
Solanum ramonense
Solanum rovirosanum
Solanum tuerckheimii

Early stages: Solitary

Comments:

Monteverde butterflies
Copyright © 2001-2006 by William A. Haber, http://efg.cs.umb.edu/
Created: 28 December 2000. Updated: 13 December 2006.