학술논문
A brachypterous butterfly?
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*BUTTERFLIES
*ENDEMIC animals
*TAXONOMY
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ISSN
0962-8452
Abstract
Butterflies of the genus Redonda Adams & Bernard (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) are endemic to the Andes of Venezuela. They comprise a monophyletic group of five allopatric taxa, females of which show various degrees of wing reduction and ability to fly. The female of Redonda bordoni Viloria & Pyrcz sp. nov. appears to be brachypterous and incapable of sustained flight, a phenomenon previously unknown within the Rhopalocera. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]