Oleria makrena

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| taxon = Oleria makrena

| authority = (Hewitson, [1854])

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  • Ithomia makrena Hewitson, [1854]
  • Leucothyris makrena (Hewitson, [1854])

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Oleria makrena, the makrena clearwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Venezuela,{{cite journal |last1=Brown |first1=Keith S. |title=Chemistry at the Solanaceae/Ithomiinae Interface |journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden |date=1987 |volume=74 |issue=2 |pages=359–397 |doi=10.2307/2399406 |jstor=2399406 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27278791#page/400/mode/1up}} Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Panama{{cite journal |last1=Blandariz |first1=Sonia Rosete |last2=Véliz |first2=Romina Stephania Sáenz |last3=Zavala |first3=Edwin Gustavo Miranda |title=Especies carismáticas para el turismo en el Recinto Pisloy, Jipijapa, Manabí |journal=South Florida Journal of Development |date=15 December 2022 |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=7074–7084 |doi=10.46932/SFJDV3N6-053 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366335101 |language=Spanish}} and Costa Rica.{{Cite web |title=Oleria makrena (Hewitson, 1854) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1902385 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}

The wingspan is about 52 mm.

Subspecies

  • 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.

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