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Cleonus Metalmark

Detritivora cleonus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Charis is a genus of the Riodinini tribe of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae). Nineteen species have been identified within the Charis cleonus complex (however, further analysis has revised this clade to contain 22 species) and eight species within the Charis gynaea group (clade). Charis butterflies are common in the Neotropics and often live in primary and secondary growth.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 1