Oleria estella, the Estella clearwing or Estella glasswing, is a species of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies of the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1868 and it is found from Venezuela to Bolivia in the eastern foothills of the Andes.
Oleria estella | |
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Oleria estella estella – Río Alpayacu, Mera, Pastaza Province, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Oleria |
Species: | O. estella
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Binomial name | |
Oleria estella | |
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The wingspan of the males is 39–43 millimetres (1.5–1.7 in), females – 38–42 millimetres (1.5–1.7 in).[2]
The larvae feed on Solanum species.
Subspecies
editReferences
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Oleria estella (Hewitson, 1868)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay