Pierella astyoche

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Astyoche satyr
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P. astyoche
Binomial name
Pierella astyoche
(Erichson, [1849]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hetaera astyocheErichson, [1849]
  • Haetera larymnaDoubleday, [1849]
  • Pierella astyoche f. obscuraZikán & Wygodzinsky, 1948

Pierella astyoche, the Astyoche satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.

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References

  1. "Pierella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms