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Porphyrogenes omphale (A. Butler, 1871)
(Blue Scarlet-eye)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
[BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
[BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
[BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale specimen, TL: Venezuela, [BMNH]
"Not-type" photos by Bernard Hermier (such as this one!) follow W.H. Evans' identification, which may be incorrect and needs further study. Please don't rely on the identification of this specimen. Please report identification problems to us.
Male [BMNH]. Photo taken by Bernard Hermier. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Natural History Museum, London.

Porphyrogenes omphale ♂ BRAZIL: Rondonia: 65 km S Ariquemes, linea C-20, 10 km E B-65,
3 km E Fazenda Rancho Grande, lot 18, 18-XI-1992
assoc. Eciton burchelli 1430-1500 hrs., genitalia GTA 3244 [MGCL]

Porphyrogenes omphale ♂ BRAZIL: Rondonia: 65 km S Ariquemes, linea C-20, 10 km E B-65,
3 km E Fazenda Rancho Grande, lot 18, 18-XI-1992
assoc. Eciton burchelli 1430-1500 hrs., genitalia GTA 3244 [MGCL]

Porphyrogenes omphale ♂ wing venation and secondary sexual characters, BRAZIL: Rondônia

Shown is ventral surfaceincluding modification of vein 2A and extent of speculum on ventral forewing (irregular line in CuA-2A and analcell) and origins of veins on hindwing. Insert is of anterior portion of dorsal hindwing showing hair-like tufts. Image from: Austin, George T., and Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke 2008. Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Porphyrogenes Watson (Lepidoptera: Pyrginae: Eudamini), with descriptions of new species from Central and South America. Insecta Mundi 0044: 1-56, 165 figs. (26 September 2008). p. 7-8, f. 119

 


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