Eretris
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Eretris apuleina
- Eretris apuleja
- Eretris calisto
- Eretris centralis
- Eretris depresissima
- Eretris encycla
- Eretris hulda
- Eretris julieta
- Eretris lecromi
- Eretris maria
- Eretris mendoza
- Eretris neocycla
- Eretris ocellifera
- Eretris oculata
- Eretris porphyria
- Eretris subpunctata
- Eretris subrufescens
- Eretris suzannae
- Eretris truncatina
- 10 unnamed Eretris species (non-monophyletic)
Introduction
Relatively small pronophilines with rounded wings and hindwing ventral eyespots that make members of the genus appear, superficially, to resemble euptychiines. However, as with most pronophilines, Eretris occur in the Andes in mid-elevation cloud forests.References
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Eretris porphyria |
|---|---|
| Location | COLOMBIA: Cundinamarca, Subachoque, El Silencio |
| Acknowledgements | used by permission, granted to AVZB 5/18/11 |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Kim Garwood |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Source | Eretris porphyria |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright | © 2010 Mike Chapman |
| Scientific Name | Eretris subpunctata |
|---|---|
| Location | Pampa Hermosa Lodge, Chanchamayo Valley, Peru |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Subpuntata Satyr |
| Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
| Copyright | © 2005 Kim Garwood |
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