Pteronymia zerlina (Hewitson, [1856])

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 : 8-9

Pteronymia zerlina (Hewitson, [1856])

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Females examined: 13. 5 with complete sphragides; 3 bearing incomplete or amorphous sphragides.

Description: Coloration—golden-brown to grayish white. Shape—mostly closed bowl with extremities converging inward,

forming a small central hole. Structure—mostly hollow. Scales—few scales present, not ordered. Complexity category—2.

Figures

Fig. 10–15. The sterigma and sphragis of P.tucuna (10), P.zerlina (11), P.fulvimargo (12), P. oneida (13), P. ticida (14), and P.veia (15).A: ventral, sphragis absent; B: ventral, sphragis present; C: lateral, sphragis present.