Philaethria

Philaethria Billberg, 1820

Philaethria Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 77; TS: Papilio dido Linnaeus
Metamandana Stichel, 1908; Genera Insectorum 63: 6; TS: Papilio dido Linnaeus
- = Philaethria; Michener, 1942, Amer. Mus. Novit. No. 1197: 3; [NL4A], 265

Metamandana; [NHM-BMW]
Philaethria; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Philaethria (Heliconiinae); Michener, 1942, Amer. Mus. Novit. No. 1197: 3
Philaethria (Heliconiini); [NL4A], 265; [Wahlberg, 2023]

Philaethria andrei Brevignon, 2002 -. See [maps]
- Philaethria andrei Brevignon, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 469, f. 5-14; TL: Carapa, Macouria, Guyane française
- Philaethria andrei; [NL4A], #2371; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Larva on Passiflora laurifolia Brevignon, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 472
- P. a. andrei Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil (Pará)
  - Philaethria andrei andrei; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 15; [BOA]
  Larva on Passiflora laurifolia Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 15
- P. a. orinocenis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela
  - Philaethria andrei orinocenis Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 16; TL: Venezuela, Delta Amacuro, Isla Burojoida, 50m
Philaethria constantinoi Salazar, 1991 W.Colombia. See [maps]
- Philaethria constantinoi Salazar, 1991; SHILAP Rev. lepid. (Madrid) 19 (76): 274; TL: Rio Tatabro, 600m, Anchicayá, Valle, Costa Pacifica, Colombia
- Philaethria constantinoi; [NL4A], #2372; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 8; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Philaethria diatonica (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Mexico - Panama, Honduras. See [maps]
- Metamandana dido diatonica Fruhstorfer, 1912; Ent. Rundschau 29 (2): 14; TL: Honduras
  - = Philaethria dido; Ackery & Smiles, 1976, Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 32: 186, pl. 1, f. 2
- Philaethria diatonica; [NL4A], #2373; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 4; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- Philaethria dido diatonica; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Larva on Passiflora vitifolia, P. edulis, Passiflora ambigua Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 5
Philaethria dido (Linnaeus, 1763) -. See [maps]
- Papilio dido Linnaeus, 1763; Amoenitates Acad. 6: 408; TL: "America Meridionalis" [?Guianas]
- Metamorpha dido; Godman & Salvin, [1881], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 166; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 670
- Papilio dido; Bonnaterre, 1797, Encycl. Méth. Nat. 18: 5, pl. 18, f. 2, 2bis
- Philaethria dido; [BCR]: 187, pl. 31; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 45, f. 7; Brevignon, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 470, f. 1-4; [NL4A], #2374; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
793x496 (~62Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Larva on Passiflora vitifolia, P. edulis, Passiflora ambigua [BCR]
- P. d. dido Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N.Paraguay, Argentina, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas)
  - Philaethria dido dido; [EcuL]; [NL4A], #2374a; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 6; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  Larva on Passiflora auriculata, P. guazumaefolia, P. coccinea, P. edulis, P. mucronata, P. speciosa, P. vitifolia Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 5
- P. d. chocoensis Constantino, 1999 Colombia, W.Ecuador
  - Philaethria dido chocoensis Constantino, 1999; Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas (Manizales) 3: 57-68; TL: Rio Tatabro, 200m, Anchicayá, Valle, Colombia
  - Philaethria dido chocoensis; [NL4A], #2374b; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 7; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  Larva on Passiflora vitifolia Constantino, 1999, Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas (Manizales) 3
- P. d. panamensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Panama, Costa Rica
  - Philaethria dido panamensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 8; TL: Panama, Veraguas, Serrania de Tabasará, 500m
  - Philaethria dido panamensis; [BOA]
Philaethria ostara (Röber, 1906) -. See [maps]
- Metamorpha ostara Röber, 1906; Soc. ent. 20 (23): 177; TL: Colombia, Cauca-Tale
- Philaethria dido ostara; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Philaethria ostara; [NL4A], #2375; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. o. ostara Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
  - Philaethria ostara ostara; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 16; [BOA]
- P. o. araguensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela
  - Philaethria ostara araguensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 17; TL: Venezuela, Aragua, Choroni, 350m
  - Philaethria ostara araguensis; [BOA]
- P. o. meridensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela
  - Philaethria ostara meridensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 19; TL: Venezuela, Barinas, El Cacao, Barinitas, 800m
  - Philaethria ostara meridensis; [BOA]
Philaethria pygmalion (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Brazil(Pará). See [maps]
- Metamandana dido pygmalion Fruhstorfer, 1912; Ent. Rundschau 29 (2): 14; TL: Obidos, Amazonas
- Philaethria dido pygmalion; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Philaethria pygmalion; Ackery & Smiles, 1976, Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 32: 202, pl. 1, f. 1; [NL4A], #2376; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. p. pygmalion Colombia(Amazonas), Brazil(Amazonas), Venezuela(Amazonas)
  - Philaethria pygmalion pygmalion; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 11; [BOA]
  Larva on Passiflora coccinea, Passiflora faroana, P. hexagonocarpa, P. mansoi, P. phaeocaula Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 11
- P. p. metaensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Colombia
  - Philaethria pygmalion metaensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 11; TL: Colombia, Meta, Rio Ariari, 450m
  - Philaethria pygmalion metaensis; [BOA]
  Larva on Passiflora edulis Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 12
Philaethria wernickei (Röber, 1906) Brazil(Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais), Uruguay, N.Argentina (Misiones). See [maps]
- Metamorpha wernickei Röber, 1906; Soc. ent. 20 (23): 177; TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul; Santa Catarina
- Philaethria dido wernickei; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Philaethria wernickei; [EBW], (name only); [NL4A], #2377; Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 10; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Larva on Passiflora caerulea, Passiflora elegans, P. mansoni, P. mucronata, P. rhamnifolia, P. sidaefolia, P. suberosa, P. actinia, P. quadrangularis, P. caerulea Constantino & Salazar, 2010, Zootaxa 2720: 10
Philaethria neildi Constantino & Salazar, 2010 -. See [maps]
- Philaethria neildi; [BOA]
- P. n. neildi Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela
  - Philaethria neildi neildi Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 12; TL: Venezuela, Barinas, ca. km 20 San Miguel, 950m
  - Philaethria neildi neildi; [BOA]
- P. n. tachiraensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela
  - Philaethria neildi tachiraensis Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 14; TL: Venezuela, Táchira, Rio Frio, 600m, Sierra El Tamá, Parque Nacional El Tamá
  - Philaethria neildi tachiraensis; [BOA]
- P. n. winhardi (Constantino & Salazar, 2010) N.Colombia
  - Philaethrai neildi winhardi Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 14; TL: Colombia, Magdalena, Honduras, Alto Mamey, 500m
  - Philaethria neildi winhardi; [BOA]
Philaethria browni Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela. See [maps]
- Philaethria browni Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 23; TL: Venezuela, Barinas, Barinitas, 700m
- Philaethria browni; [BOA]
Philaethria romeroi Constantino & Salazar, 2010 Venezuela. See [maps]
- Philaethria romeroi Constantino & Salazar, 2010; Zootaxa 2720: 23; TL: Venezuela, Aragua, Rancho Grande, Cordillera de La Costa, 1100m
- Philaethria romeroi; [BOA]

Unmatched external taxa

Philaethria andrei orinocensis; [BOA]

Unknown or unplaced taxa

Papilio (Heliconius) nigro-maculatus Goeze, 1779; Ent. Beyträge 3 (1): 122

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Ackery & Smiles, 1976
An illustrated list of the type-specimens of the Heliconiidae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the British Museum (Natural History) Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 32 : 173-214, pl. 1-39
Billberg, 1820
Enumeratio Insectorum Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb. : 1-138
Bonnaterre, 1797
Tableau encyclopedique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Dix-huitiême partie. Insectes Encycl. Méth. Nat. 18 : 1-142, pl. 1-165
Brevignon, 2002
Description d'un nouveau Philaethria provenant de Guyane française et notes sur sa biologie Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 469-473
Constantino, 1999
Nuevas especies, subespecies y un nuevo genero de Ropaloceros del occidente de Colombia Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas (Manizales) 3 : 57-68
Constantino & Salazar, 2010
A review of the Philaethria dido species complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) and description of three new sibling species from Colombia and Venezuela Zootaxa 2720 : 1-27
Fruhstorfer, 1912
Neue Nymphaliden des neotropischen Gebietes aus der Sammlung Staudinger. Ent. Rundschau 29 (2) : 14-15 (27 January)
Godman & Salvin, [1881]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112
Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-741 (?782), 3: pl. 1-112
Goeze, 1779
Entomologische Beyträge zu des Ritter Linné zwölften Ausgabe des Natursystems Ent. Beyträge 3 (1) : 1-390
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Linnaeus, 1763
in Johansson (Thesis), Centuria Insectorum Amoenitates Acad. 6 : 384-415
Michener, 1942
A generic revision of the Heliconiinae (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Amer. Mus. Novit. No. 1197 : 1-8
[EcuL]; Racheli & Racheli, 2001
An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae) Frag. ent. 33 (2) : 213-380
Röber, 1906
Neue Schmetterlinge Soc. ent. 20 (23) : 177-178
Salazar, 1991
Descripción de una nueva especie de Philaethria Billberg (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae:Heliconinae) para el occidente de Colombia SHILAP Rev. lepid. (Madrid) 19 (76): 273-279
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Stichel, 1908
Lepidoptera Rhopalocera. Fam. Nymphalidae. Subfam. Dioninae Genera Insectorum 63 : 1-38, pl. 1-3
[BCR]; DeVries, 1987
Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae The Butterflies of Costa Rica 1

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