Heterosais edessa

Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

 

This species has glassy wings, a nice feature also shared by several other species in the tribe Ithomiini.

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Danainae

Tribe: Ithomiini

Subtribe: Godyridina

Genus: Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1880

Species: H. edessa (Hewitson, 1855)

Binomial name: Heterosais edessa

Synonyms: Rhadinoptera edessa

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