Pronophila obscura
Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
This species is endemic to the Cordillera de la Costa in Venezuela, where it occurs in dense forest from 1200-1700 m (Viloria et al. 2010).References
Lamas, G. (Ed.) 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera, Gainesville.
Viloria, A.L., Pyrcz, T.W.,Orellana, A. 2010. A survey of the Neotropical montane butterflies of the subtribe Pronophilina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Venezuelan Cordillera de la Costa. Zootaxa 2622: 1-41.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Pronophila obscura |
|---|---|
| Location | Venezuela: Cordillera de la Costa |
| Reference | Viloria, A.L., Pyrcz, T.W.,Orellana, A. 2010. A survey of the Neotropical montane butterflies of the subtribe Pronophilina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Venezuelan Cordillera de la Costa. Zootaxa 2622: 1-41. Figs. 29,30. |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Tomasz Pyrcz |
| Sex | left - male, right - female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal/ventral |
| Copyright | © 2010 |
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