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Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)
Subject: Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)
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Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)


Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)
Date 1 May 2022
Author Reuber Brandão https://www.inaturalist.org/users/2821444
License CC BY-SA
Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/196150866 (iNaturalist); https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhetus_periander_196150866.jpg

Rhetus periander, the Periander metalmark or variable beautymark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of Central America and South America, ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. Rhetus periander is usually found singly or in very low numbers, in the vicinity of streams or rivers. It can be also be found along tracks through primary or disturbed rainforest or cloudforest habitats.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Rhetus
Species: Rhetus periander (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
- Papilio periander
- Diorina laonome
- Diorhina periander

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