Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Subfamily: Charaxinae
- Tribe: Preponini
- Genus: Agrias
- Species: Agrias hewitsonius
The species was first described by the entomologist Henry Walter Bates in 1860. A synonym recorded for the taxon is Agrias beatifica Hewitson, 1869.
Description
Agrias hewitsonius is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Detailed morphological characteristics are not provided in the available sources.
Distribution
The species occurs in South America. Specific records indicate presence in the Amazonian region of Brazil (state of Amazonas) and in neighboring countries such as Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.
Subspecies
Four subspecies have been documented:
- Agrias hewitsonius hewitsonius – Brazil (Amazonas)
- Agrias hewitsonius beatifica – Ecuador, Peru
- Agrias hewitsonius stuarti – Peru, Colombia, Brazil (Amazonas)
- Agrias hewitsonius beata – Peru
References
- Bates, H. W. (1860). Original species description.
- Hewitson, W. (1869). Synonym Agrias beatifica.
- Markku Savela’s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms database.
- Catalogue of Life (archived entry).
This entry summarizes information from publicly available taxonomic databases and the Wikipedia article on Agrias hewitsonius.