Symmachia falcistriga falcistriga Stichel, 1910

Leite, Luis Anderson Ribeiro, Fernando, Mielke, Hendrik & Martins, Mirna, 2012, An annotated list of Symmachia Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Symmachiini) from Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil, with the description of a new species, Insecta Mundi 2012 (249), pp. 1-11 : 6

Symmachia falcistriga falcistriga Stichel, 1910

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Only two specimens were collected at the hilltop at 10:30h while resting with open wings on the abaxial surface in the leaves of a Lauraceae tree. The two males were also seen engaging in an apparent territorial dispute with S. divisora (see under that species).

Figures

Figures 5-38. Symmachia species collected at PNSD (dorsal and ventral view for each species). 5-6) S. divisora sp. nov., Paratype. 7-8) S. probetor. 9-10) S. estellina. 11-12) S. falcistriga falcistriga. 13-14) S. leena punctata. 15-16) S. calliste. 17-18) S. pardalis. 19-20) S. accusatrix. 21-22) S. threissa seducta. 23-24) S. hetaerina hetaerina (Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil). 25-26) S. hetaerina hesione. 27-28) S. hetaerina hesione, female (Senador Guiomard, Acre, Brazil). 29-30) S. miron miron. 31-32) S. emeralda. 33-34) S. calligrapha. 35-36) S. elinas. 37-38) S. tricolor. Scale line: 1cm.