Pteronymia sao (Hübner, [1813])

Carvalho, Ana Paula S., Mota, Luísa L. & Kawahara, Akito Y., 2019, Intersexual ‘ Arms Race’ and the Evolution of the Sphragis in Pteronymia Butterflies, Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (2019), No. 3, pp. 1-13 : 7

Pteronymia sao (Hübner, [1813])

Figure 8

Females examined: 56. 15 with complete sphragides, 12 bearing incomplete or amorphous sphragides.

Description: Coloration—golden-brown. Shape—circular shape when viewed ventrally, irregular in shape with several lacunae when viewed laterally. Structure—mostly hollow. Scales—few scales present, not ordered.

Figures

Fig. 6–9. The sterigma and sphragis of P. ozia (6), P. picta (7), P. sao (8), and P. simplex (9). A: ventral, sphragis absent; B: ventral, sphragis present; C: lateral, sphragis present.