Butterflies of
the Amazon and Andes
Amphiro Redring
Pyrrhogyra amphiro
BATES,
1865
Family -
NYMPHALIDAE
subfamily -
BIBLIDINAE
Tribe - EPIPHILINI
subtribe -
EPIPHILINA
introduction
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habitats |
lifecycle |
adult behaviour
Pyrrhogyra
amphiro, Satipo, Peru
Introduction
The
genus
Pyrrhogyra
includes 6 known species, all marked on the underside with large white areas
enclosed within rings that are formed from narrow red lines. An unusual and
notable feature is that the butterflies also have red eyes.
All Pyrrhogyra
species are very similar in appearance. They can be distinguished from one
another by careful examination of the markings around the margins of the
underside hindwings, and by comparing the size and shape of the greenish-white
areas on the dark brown uppersides.
The
butterflies are exclusively neotropical, some species being found as far north
as Mexico, and others as far south as Bolivia and Paraguay, but the state of
Amazonas in Brazil probably has the highest diversity of species.
Pyrrhogyra amphiro is
found in southern Brazil, Peru and Paraguay.
Habitats
This species breeds in primary rainforest at altitudes between about 300-800m.
Lifecycle
To be completed.
Adult behaviour
Males are usually encountered
singly when
imbibing moisture from damp sand.
If disturbed by
birds or humans the butterflies fly off rapidly, and hide
upside-down beneath the leaves of bushes, usually no more than a
metre from the ground. They also go to roost in similar situations
overnight or in dull or wet weather.
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