Panacea prola explained

Panacea prola, the prola beauty or red flasher, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Costa Rica^[1] to southern Brazil, but is most common in the foothills of the eastern Peruvian Andes.^[2]

The wingspan is 65–75 mm. The underside of the hindwings is bright red without markings.

Subspecies

• Panacea prola prola (Colombia, Venezuela)
• Panacea prola zaraja Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Venezuela)
• Panacea prola amazonica Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Upper Amazon, Peru, Ecuador)
• Panacea prola prolifica Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Ecuador)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?lang=en&ref=428 Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador) : Panacea-prola Doubleday 1848
2. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Panacea%20prola.htm Butterflies of Amazonia - Panacea prola