Pereute leucodrosime explained

Pereute leucodrosime, the red banded pereute, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.^[1] ^[2]

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

Pereute leucodrosime caesarea (Ecuador)
Pereute leucodrosime leucodrosime (Colombia, Venezuela)
Pereute leucodrosime beryllina (Ecuador)
Pereute leucodrosime bellatrix (Peru)

Distribution

This species can be found in South America, including Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru.^[3]

Habitat

These butterflies mainly inhabit valley floor, tree canopy and forest edge.^[4]

Description

Pereute leucodrosime has a wingspan of 62–70 mm.^[5] This butterfly is basically black, with two orange transversal band on the uppersides of the forewings and a blue basal area on the uppersides of hindwings. The undersides of the hindwings are uniformly blackish, with some red spots close to the base.

Biology

Adults are active in the morning during sunny conditions.^[4]

References

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/pereute+leucodrosime/match/1 Catalogue of life
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/gbn/Lamas_Pieridae_04ii08.xls Gerardo Lamas: Pieridae of the World
http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/pereute/index.html Pereute
Michael F. Braby Mate–location behavior in Pereute Herrich–Schäffer butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), with a review of male behavior at encounter sites in the subtribe Aporiina
http://www.sangay.eu/encha-principale.php/fiche-papillon/Pieridae/Pierinae/Pierini/Pereute/leucodrosime/beryllina+ Inventory of the butterfly species of Sangay National Park - Ecuador