Manataria hercyna

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White-spotted satyr
nominate, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
M. h. maculata, Panama
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Manataria

Kirby, [1904]
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M. hercyna
Binomial name
Manataria hercyna
(Hübner, [1821])
Synonyms
  • Tisiphone hercyna Hübner, [1821]
  • Morpho anosia Godart, [1824]
  • Tisiphone maculata Hopffer, 1874
  • Tisiphone hercyna var. fasciata Krüger, 1925
  • Tisiphane distincta Lathy, 1918
  • Tisiphone hercyna daguana Neustetter, 1929

Manataria hercyna, the white-spotted satyr,[1] is the only member of the genus Manataria from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Neotropical zone.[2]

Subspecies[edit]

  • M. h. hercyna - (Brazil, Peru)
  • M. h. maculata (Hopffer, 1874) - (Costa Rica, Mexico)
  • M. h. hyrnethia Fruhstorfer, 1912 - (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
  • M. h. distincta (Lathy, 1918) - (French Guiana)
  • M. h. daguana (Neustetter, 1929) - (Colombia)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Manataria hercyna, Butterflies of Amazonia
  2. ^ "Manataria Kirby, [1904]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms