Pelolasia melaphaea

Pelolasia melaphaea

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae

Pelolasia is a genus of metalmarks in the butterfly family Riodinidae. There are about 25 described species in Pelolasia, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. Pelolasia was proposed as a new genus in 2021, formed with species primarily from the genera Eurygona and Euselasia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Pelolasia melaphaea

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