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Porphyrogenes sula (R. Williams & E. Bell, 1940)
(Sula Scarlet-eye)

Pinned Specimens

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Porphyrogenes sula ♂ [USNM].
Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution   —   © Nick V. Grishin

Porphyrogenes sula ♂ [USNM].
Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution   —   © Nick V. Grishin

Porphyrogenes sula ♂ [USNM].
Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution   —   © Nick V. Grishin

Porphyrogenes sula ♂, specimen No. NVG-2733, genitalia No. H671 [USNM].
Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution   —   © Nick V. Grishin

Porphyrogenes sula ♂, specimen No. NVG-2733, genitalia No. H671 [USNM].
Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution   —   © Nick V. Grishin

Porphyrogenes sula ♂, specimen No. NVG-2733, genitalia No. H671 [USNM].
Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution   —   © Nick V. Grishin

Porphyrogenes sula ♂ COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste,
Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Camino Porvenir, 383m, ex larva enclosed 08-IX-2006, [USNM]
voucher code 06-SRNP-42916, image code 06-SRNP-42916-DHJ351528.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/
see larva

Comment: This specimen has been identified as P. spina in the following publication: Burns, John McLauren, Daniel H. Janzen, and Winifred Hallwachs 2010. Of many similar species in the Neotropical genus Porphyrogenes (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), a new one, repeatedly reared in Costa Rica, is relatively distinct. Proceedings of the entomological Society of Washington 112(1): 32-42, 20 figs., 1 tab. p. 41-42. However, wing shape does not match that of P. spina holotype. The wings are rounder, not as elongated, and tornus of the hindwing is less produced.


Porphyrogenes sula ♂ COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste,
Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Camino Porvenir, 383m, ex larva enclosed 08-IX-2006, [USNM]
voucher code 06-SRNP-42916, image code 06-SRNP-42916-DHJ351529.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/
see larva

Comment: This specimen has been identified as P. spina in the following publication: Burns, John McLauren, Daniel H. Janzen, and Winifred Hallwachs 2010. Of many similar species in the Neotropical genus Porphyrogenes (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), a new one, repeatedly reared in Costa Rica, is relatively distinct. Proceedings of the entomological Society of Washington 112(1): 32-42, 20 figs., 1 tab. p. 41-42. However, wing shape does not match that of P. spina holotype. The wings are rounder, not as elongated, and tornus of the hindwing is less produced.



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