Alychna zenus (E. Bell, 1942 )

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Alychna zenus (E. Bell, 1942) , reinstated species status

We conclude that Oeonus zenus E. Bell, 1942 (type locality Ecuador) is a species-level taxon, not a junior subjective synonym of Pamphila exclamationis Mabille, 1898 (type locality Bolivia). COI barcodes differ by more than 3% ( Fig. 12 ), the stigma is broader and more curved in A. zenus compared to Alychna exclamationis and has more extensive black overscaling around it, and the hindwing is more produced at the tornus in A. zenus .

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Figure 12. Mitochondrial genome and COI barcode trees of Moncina and relatives. See Fig. 2 legend for notations.