An illustrated annotated check-list of the species of Catasticta (s. l.) Butler (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) of Venezuela
Author
Bollino, Maurizio
Author
Costa, Mauro
text
Zootaxa
2007
1469
1
42
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.176651
c693fa7b-b09f-407d-80c3-c870485429ae
1175-5326
176651
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Catasticta duida
Brown, 1932
(TL:
Venezuela
, Mt.
Duida
)
(fig. 10: g-h; fig. 27)
Catasticta duida
was described from Mt. [Cerro]
Duida
(Amazonas, ~
3°21’N
,
65°40’W
) on the basis of
7 males
and
2 females
, plus
1 male
from Mt. Roraima (
Brazil
). Recently we examined
6 males
in MIZA that were collected on Cerro Yutajé (Amazonas:
5°45’N
,
66°6’W
), Kukenán Tepui (Bolívar:
5°19’N
,
60°49’W
) and Kamarkabarac Tepui (Bolívar:
5°59’N
,
62°01’W
). These data suggest that
C
.
duida
likely occurs on most Venezuelan tepuis higher than
1700–1800 m
. In spite of the isolation of these populations from each other, there is no evidence of subspecific differentiation.
Catasticta duida
was filmed by a Japanese group on top of Cerro de La Neblina (Amazonas: ~
0°48’N
,
66°01’W
) (A. Orellana, pers. comm.).