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
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.176651
c693fa7b-b09f-407d-80c3-c870485429ae
1175-5326
176651
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Catasticta philone
(C. &
R. Felder, 1865
) (TL:
Colombia
, Bogotá;
Ecuador
)
(fig. 8: e-f; fig. 22)
The species is widespread and common on both sides of the Cordillera Oriental in
Colombia
(
Bollino & Rodriguez, 2004
), but it has not been previously reported from
Venezuela
. Two males of this species were recently collected at Fundo Piedras Blancas and
Páramo La Revancha
(Parque Nacional El Tamá, Táchira) between
2300 and 2800
meters.
Both specimens belong to the nominotypical species. Some characters suggest that they represent a different subspecies, but additional material would be needed to confirm this possibility.