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Oleria Hübner 1816 TS = Papilio astraea Cramer, 1775

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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taxon links [up-->]Oleria onega [up-->]Oleria paula [up-->]Oleria alexina [up-->]Oleria gunilla [up-->]Oleria assimilis [up-->]Oleria aegle [up-->]Oleria astrea [up-->]Oleria quintina [up-->]Oleria vicina [up-->]Oleria fasciata [up-->]Oleria flora [up-->]Oleria baizana Monophyly UncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertain[down<--]Ithomiini Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Ithomiini

Introduction

A diverse group of delicate mimetic butterflies from Central and South America. Many of the species exhibit geographical variability in their wing patterns. Larvae are cryptic green, and feed on various species of Solanaceae. It is likely that the adults gain their unpalatability from pyrrolizidine alkaloids gathered by nectaring from flowers of various Compositae.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Tree based on the molecular phylogenetic study of de Silva et al. (2010). Some taxa, such as Oleria onega, are paraphyletic and probably represent more than one species. The unplaced taxa at the bottom represent species not included in the de Silva et al. analysis.

Other Names for Oleria Hübner 1816 TS = Papilio astraea Cramer, 1775

References

Brown KS, Jr., and Freitas AVL. 1994. Juvenile stages of Ithomiinae: overview and systematics. Tropical Lepidoptera 5: 9-20.

De Silva, D. L., Day, J. J., Elias, M., Willmott, K., Whinnett, A. & Mallet, J. 2010. Molecular phylogenetics of the neotropical butterfly subtribe Oleriina (Nymphalidae: Danaini: Ithomiini). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 55, 1032-1041.

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Neild, A. F. E. 2008 The Butterflies of Venezuela. Part 2: Nymphalidae II (Acraeinae, Libytheinae, NYmphalinae, Ithomiinae, Morphinae). London: Meridian Publications.

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Scientific Name Oleria paula
Location Selva Negra, Nicaragua
Acknowledgements source: Neotropical Butterflies: Thick-rimmed Clearwing
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2003 Richard Lehman
Scientific Name Oleria egra
Location Rio Parauri, Amazonas, Brazil
Acknowledgements source: Neotropical Butterflies: Egra Clearwing
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2002 Will and Gill Carter
Scientific Name Oleria astrea
Location Maues, Amazonas, Brazil
Acknowledgements source: Neotropical Butterflies: Astrea Clearwing
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2002 Will and Gill Carter
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2010. Oleria Hübner 1816 TS = Papilio astraea Cramer, 1775. Version 21 July 2010 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Oleria/27611/2010.07.21 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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