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Oleria makrena

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Oleria makrena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oleria
Species:
O. makrena
Binomial name
Oleria makrena
(Hewitson, [1854])
Synonyms
  • Ithomia makrena Hewitson, [1854]
  • Leucothyris makrena (Hewitson, [1854])

Oleria makrena, the makrena clearwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Venezuela,[1] Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Panama[2] and Costa Rica.[3]

The wingspan is about 52 mm.

Subspecies

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  • Oleria makrena makrena (Venezuela, Ecuador)
  • Oleria makrena caucana (Colombia)
  • Oleria makrena schoenfelderi (Bolivia)

There are three undescribed subspecies. Two from Colombia and one from Panama.

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Keith S. (1987). "Chemistry at the Solanaceae/Ithomiinae Interface". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 74 (2): 359–397. doi:10.2307/2399406. JSTOR 2399406.
  2. ^ Blandariz, Sonia Rosete; Véliz, Romina Stephania Sáenz; Zavala, Edwin Gustavo Miranda (15 December 2022). "Especies carismáticas para el turismo en el Recinto Pisloy, Jipijapa, Manabí". South Florida Journal of Development (in Spanish). 3 (6): 7074–7084. doi:10.46932/SFJDV3N6-053.
  3. ^ "Oleria makrena (Hewitson, 1854)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.