Philaethria ostara ostara (Röber, 1906), Rober, 1906

Constantino, Luis Miguel & Salazar, Julian A., 2010, A review of the Philaethria dido species complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) and description of three new sibling species from Colombia and Venezuela, Zootaxa 2720, pp. 1-27 : 16-17

Philaethria ostara ostara (Röber, 1906)

(Fig. 24,25)

Societas ent. 20:177.

Type locality. Colombia, Cauca. Type: ( AMNH): Holotype 3: illustrated in Röber, 1906: 177, fig 2.

Diagnosis. Forewing length 47 mm in males and 50 mm in females. P. ostara ostara is recognized from P. dido by the VHW medial postdiscal band bone white (red in P. dido ), inner postdiscal band dark brown (black in P. dido and P. andrei ). VFW anal cell bar black. VHW postcellular spots 1–3 small; VHW submarginal cellular spots fused and small (large in P. o s t a r a araguensis and P. ostara meridensis ). HW submarginal band brown with white scattered scales.

Haploid chromosome number: n=21 (voucher specimen fig.21, 22).

Male genitalia ( Fig. 39 ): As illustrated. Saccus short and curved at the end, vinculum stout, slightly curved and swollen, tegumen rounded distally with seta at the base of the uncus; uncus long and straight, tapering gradually to pointed tip; gnathos long and curved distally; valvae with a very long basal hook, reaching the base of the uncus (in P. romeroi the tip of the valvae do not reach the base of the uncus); valvae with a swollen arm with a round head armed with microspines; aedeagus long and straight, tapering gadually to pointed tip.

Distribution and habitat. P. o s t a r a is an Andean species restricted to high altitudes in the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia (Cauca, Putumayo, Caqueta, Meta) to Peru and Bolivia, restricted to premontane and montane forest between 450–1600 m. This species flies high up in the forest canopy.

Host plants and Immature stages. unknown

Material examined. ECUADOR: ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE: Chinapintza, 1200 m, K. Willmott leg. ( KWJH). COLOMBIA: CAUCA: Bota Caucana, Rio Villalobos, 1500m, via Pitalito-Mocoa, L.M. Constantino leg. (CFC); CAQUETA: via Altamira-Florencia, 1600 m, E. Schmidt-Mumm leg. (ESM). META: Alto Rio Negro, ca Villavicencio, 1500 m, E. Schmidt-Mumm leg. (ESM). PERU: 2 males, HUANUCO, Parque Nacional Tingo Maria, Alto Rio Huallaga, 1400 m, 4- IV. 2007, M. Rojas leg.(CFC), 1 female, Cordillera del Sira, 800m, ca., IX-.1987, Exp. Univ. Viena (MHNUSM); 1 male, SAN MARTIN: Juanjui, 1934 (MHNUSM); 1 male, 86 km W Rioja, 1500 m, 21-II-78, G. Lamas leg. (MHNUSM); 1 male, km 18 Tarapoto-Yurimaguas, 1250m, 18-XI-98, G. Lamas leg. (MHNUSM); 1 male, PASCO: Cacazú, 23-VIII- 1968, P. Hocking leg. (MHNUSM); 1 male, JUNIN: Satipo, 630 m, 16-VIII-1975, G. lamas leg. (MHNUSM); 1 male, alto Yurinaqui, 1000m, 20-V-1988, P. Hocking leg. (MHNUSM),; 1 male, CUZCO: 20–28 km E Buenos Aires, Río Cosñipata, 1200–1500m, 12- XII-1979, G. Lamas leg. (MHNUSM); 1 female, CUZCO: 20–28 km E Buenos Aires, Río Cosñipata, 1200–1500m, 12- XII- 1979, G. Lamas leg. (MHNUSM); 1 female, PUNO: Zona Reservada Tambopata-Candamo, Río Távara, 450– 1050m, 27-VII-1995, J. Grados leg. (MHNUSM). BOLIVIA: 3 males, LA PAZ: Caranavi, 1200 m, II-1989, C. Tello leg. (MHNUSM).

Figures

FIGURES 32 – 41. Male genitalia, with aedeagus removed in lateral view. 32. P. diatonica. 33. P. dido 34. P. constantinoi. 35. P. wernickei. 36. P. pygmalion. 37. P. neildi. 38. P. andrei. 39. P. o s t a r a. 40. P. browni. 41. P. romeroi. Scale line 1 mm.