Neruda metis
Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
A recently-described species from Maranhão State of northeastern Brazil. Male specimens exhibit the expanded costal marginal area of the hindwing that accommodates androconial scales.Characteristics
Considered by its authors to be most closely-related to N. aoede and sharing its red-and-yellow "dennis-ray" pattern, but differing most obviously by the presence of marginal white spots on the hindwing. There are differences on the male genitalic structures as well.References
Moreira, G.R.P.,Mielke, C.G.C. 2010. A new species of Neruda Turner, 1976 from northeast Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Heiconiinae, Heliconiini). Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N. F. 31: 85-91.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Neruda metis |
|---|---|
| Location | Brazil: Maranhão, Balsas, Serra do Penitente, 500 m. |
| Reference | Moreira, G.R.P.,Mielke, C.G.C. 2010. A new species of Neruda Turner, 1976 from northeast Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Heiconiinae, Heliconiini). Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N. F. 31: 85-91. |
| Acknowledgements | used by permission of G. Moreira, 8/16/2011 |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Gilson Moreira |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Type | Holotype |
| Collector | C. Mielke |
| Copyright | © 2010 |
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