Porphyrogenes sula (R. Williams & E. Bell, 1940)
(Sula Scarlet-eye)
Pinned Specimens
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| Porphyrogenes sula ♂ [USNM]. Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution — |
| Porphyrogenes sula ♂ [USNM]. Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution — |
| Porphyrogenes sula ♂ [USNM]. Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution — |
| Porphyrogenes sula ♂, specimen No. Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution — |
| Porphyrogenes sula ♂, specimen No. Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution — |
| Porphyrogenes sula ♂, specimen No. Specimen courtesy of Smithsonian Institution — |
| 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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