Tithorea tarricina
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| image = Ithomini - Tithorea tarricina..JPG
| taxon = Tithorea tarricina
| authority = Hewitson, 1858
| synonyms = *Tithorea duenna Bates, 1864
- Tithorea anachoreta Thieme, 1903
- Tithorea pinthias Godman & Salvin, 1878
- Tithorea monosticta Godman & Salvin, 1897
- Hirsutis pinthias f. macasica Niepelt, 1915
- Tithorea pinthias melini Bryk, 1953
| image2 = 013674614 Tithorea tarricia refaeli Neild 2008 PT.jpg
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Tithorea tarricina, the tarricina longwing, variable presonian,Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p.144. or cream-spotted tigerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Description
File:Pupa Tithorea tarricina.jpg
Tithorea tarricina has a wingspan reaching about {{convert|75|-|80|mm}}, with a forewing of about {{convert|40|mm}}. The pattern of the wings is quite variable. Usually the dorsal sides of the forewings are black with white spots, while the hindwings are orange with black margins. The underside are similar, with many small white spots along the black margins. The antennae are black. The chrysalides are completely golden.
Distribution
This rare species is present in Mexico and in Central and South America.
Habitat
Tithorea tarricina can be found at the edges of forested areas in lowlands and mountain slopes, at an elevation up to {{convert|1500|m}} above sea level. The host plants are in the genus Prestonia (mainly P. longifolia and P. portabellensis – family Apocynaceae).
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/danainae/tithorea/ "Tithorea Doubleday, [1847]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- T. t. bonita Haensch, 1903 (Ecuador, Peru)
- T. t. duenna Bates, 1864 (Mexico to Guatemala)
- T. t. franciscoi Brown, 1977 (Venezuela)
- T. t. hecalesina C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Colombia)
- T. t. lecromi Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Colombia)
- T. t. parola Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Colombia)
- T. t. pinthias Godman & Salvin, 1878 (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
- T. t. tagarma Hewitson, 1874 (Bolivia, Peru)
- T. t. tarricina Hewitson, 1858 (Colombia)
References
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- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id857575/ BioLib]
- [http://www.cambridgebutterfly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167 Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory]
- [http://www.cs.umb.edu/~whaber/Monte/Ithomid/Tith-tarr.html Monteverde Butterflies]
External links
- [http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/Nymphalidae_Pages/Ithomiinae/Tith_Mel_Mech/Pages/Tithorea_tarricina.html Neotropical Butterflies]
- [http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Tithorea_tarricina_a.htm Butterflies of America]
- [http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/documents/filelibrary/id_cards/tithorea_tarricina_1387AB574368F.pdf Remain Gardens]
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Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Butterflies described in 1858
Category:Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
Category:Butterflies of Central America
Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico
Category:Lepidoptera of Colombia
Category:Lepidoptera of Ecuador
Category:Lepidoptera of Bolivia
Category:Lepidoptera of Venezuela
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