Ithomiola

Ithomiola
Ithomiola figures 4, 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Genus: Ithomiola
C. & R. Felder, [1865]
Synonyms
  • Compsoteria Hewitson, 1870

Ithomiola is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical ecozone.

Species

Biology

Known as the glasswing mimic, Ithomiola floralis is protected by resembling Ithomiinae species.

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