Ithomia avella

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Ithomia avella
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Ithomia avella cesleria from Colombia. Mounted specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ithomia
Species:
I. avella
Binomial name
Ithomia avella
Hewitson, 1854
Synonyms
  • Ithomia avella miraStaudinger, 1885 (preocc. Hewitson, 1877)

Ithomia avella is a Neotropical species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Description

Ithomia avella has a wingspan of about 60–65 millimetres (2.4–2.6 in). Wings are transparent with black margins and black cross-bars on the forewings. The margins of the hindwings show a series of small white spots.

Distribution

This species can be found in NW. Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.

Subspecies

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