Pierella lena

Pierella lena, the Lena pierella, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Suriname, the Guianas, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Lena pierella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Pierella
Species:
P. lena
Binomial name
Pierella lena
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lena Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio sectator Meerburgh, 1775
  • Haetera lena var. brasiliensis C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Pierella lena glaucolena Weymer, 1910
  • Pierella lena f. melanosa Zikán & Wygodzinsky, 1948
  • Pierella lena f. obsoleta Brown, 1948
  • Pierella lena browni Forster, 1964

Subspecies
  • Pierella lena lena
  • Pierella lena brasiliensis C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862 (Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas)

References
  1. "Pierella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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