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Post by mantisboy on Mar 3, 2012 19:04:30 GMT -8
I am pretty sure this butterfly is a Pierid, but I have no idea what kind. It was found in Ecuador. Attachments:
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Post by thanos on Mar 3, 2012 20:01:04 GMT -8
It's a Catasticta. For the species it needs searching. Some similar ones occur in Ecuador.
Thanos
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Post by lepidofrance on Mar 6, 2012 10:50:33 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on Mar 6, 2012 10:52:51 GMT -8
Could be :
Catasticta aureomaculata LATHY & ROSENBERG, 1912
Check with Maurizio Bollino who is the specialist for this genus.
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Post by lepidofrance on Mar 7, 2012 3:34:13 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on Mar 7, 2012 3:35:50 GMT -8
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Post by thanos on Mar 7, 2012 5:43:29 GMT -8
The uppersides are indeed very similar, but aureomaculata occurs in Peru. Does it occur also in Ecuador ? There are some species in Ecuador with very similar uppersides to this. Mantisboy must take a clear photo of the undersides and post it here. Then,possibly we could reach the right species by comparing the undersides of this specimen and of the known Ecuadorian Catasticta species with very similar uppersides to this specimen's (the ones of which photos of both verso and recto are available).
Thanos
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Post by thanos on Mar 7, 2012 10:02:50 GMT -8
I'd say C.philodora, but lets see the undersides first..
Thanos
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Post by mantisboy on Mar 7, 2012 18:20:43 GMT -8
Here is a picture of the underside, I hope it helps. Attachments:
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Post by thanos on Mar 7, 2012 21:35:24 GMT -8
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Post by mantisboy on Mar 8, 2012 13:41:03 GMT -8
Thank You, that looks exactly like it.  |
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