Polythore ornata - juvenile, Putumayo, Colombia

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Christine Young

Lion

Polythore sp. have the banded wings and striped thorax. But, there are probably other genera with similar features? Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Christine. That looks like a great candidate genus. Most of its observations seem to come from Northern South America, so distribution matches as well. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Great! Some possibilities are Polythore derivata, P. picta, or P. mutata. But, I honestly have no idea which one (if any) are a match; and, I'm assuming that there is some degree of variability and polymorphism within species. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks again! Yes, "variability" seems a good term in this case:
      https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=10.1371/journal.pone.0125074.g001 Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Um, wow. That's insane! Posted 6 years ago