Hermathena candidata explained

Hermathena candidata is a species of butterfly in genus Hermathena of the family Riodinidae. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, the Guianas and Bolivia east of Andes.

The larvae feed on Vriesea species.

Subspecies

• Hermathena candidata candidata (Bolivia)
• Hermathena candidata columba Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)

References

• Hewitson, William Chapman (1876), Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson, Volume 5.

External links

• Tree of Life web project: Hermathena candidata
• ADW: Hermathena candidata: classification