Necyria bellona
| Necyria bellona | |
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| Necyria bellona manco from Colombia. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Tribe: | Riodinini |
| Genus: | Necyria |
| Species: | N. bellona |
| Binomial name | |
| Necyria bellona Westwood, 1851 | |
Necyria bellona. Mounted specimen
The Bellona Metalmark (Necyria bellona) is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in most of South America.
Description
Necyria bellona has a wingspan of 30–40 mm. Body is rather slender. Wings are deep black, more or less glossed, with metallic bright red spots or curved red and glossy blue bands.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Necyria bellona bellona (Bolivia)
- Necyria bellona saundersii (Colombia and Ecuador)
- Necyria bellona manco (Colombia)
- Necyria bellona juturna (Colombia)
- Necyria bellona westwoodi (Peru)
- Necyria bellona whitelyiana (Peru)
- Necyria bellona zaneta (Ecuador)
- Necyria bellona gerhardi (Colombia)
- Necyria bellona ahrenholzi (Peru)