Leucochimona icare

Leucochimona icare, also known as the Amazonian whitemark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Bolivia and Brazil.[1]

Leucochimona icare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Leucochimona
Species:
L. icare
Binomial name
Leucochimona icare
(Hübner, [1819])
Synonyms
  • Mesosemia icare Hübner, [1819]
  • Papilio philemon Cramer, [1775]
  • Papilio icarus Fabricius, 1776 (preocc. Rottemburg, 1775)
  • Mesosemia chionea Godman & Salvin, [1885]
  • Mesosemia matatha Hewitson, 1873
  • Mesosemia nivea Godman & Salvin, [1885]
  • Diophthalma icare subalbata Seitz, 1913

Subspecies
  • Leucochimona icare icare (Surinam, Guyana)
  • Leucochimona icare matatha (Hewitson, 1873) (Brazil: Minas Gerais)
  • Leucochimona icare nivea (Godman & Salvin, 1885) (Bolivia)
  • Leucochimona icare polita Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
  • Leucochimona icare subalbata (Seitz, 1913) (Bolivia)

References
  1. Leucochimona at funet
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