Oleria onega, the Onega clearwing or Onega glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia to southern Peru.[2]

Oleria onega
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oleria
Species:
O. onega
Binomial name
Oleria onega
(Hewitson, 1852)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ithomia onega Hewitson, 1851

The wingspan is about 52 millimetres (2.05 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Solanum species.

Subspecies

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  • Oleria onega onega (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Oleria onega ilerda (Hewitson, [1854]) (Colombia)
  • Oleria onega epicharme (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Brazil (Amazonas), Peru)
  • Oleria onega janarilla (Hewitson, 1863) (Ecuador)
  • Oleria onega crispinilla (Hopffer, 1874) (Peru)
  • Oleria onega perspicua (Butler, 1877) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Oleria onega lerida (Kirby, 1878) (Ecuador)
  • Oleria onega janarilla (Hewitson, 1863)
  • Oleria onega bocca (Riley, 1919) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Oleria onega lentita Lamas, 1985 (Peru)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oleria Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. ^ Parque Nacional Sangay