Biology:Pythonides lancea

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Pythonides lancea
Pythonides lancea - 1.jpg
P. lancea observed in Brazil in 2018.
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Achylodidini
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P. lancea
Binomial name
Pythonides lancea
(Hewitson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Leucochitonea lancea 1868

Pythonides lancea is a species of butterfly in the skipper family, found in Brazil and in Argentina.[1][2]

P. lancea was first described in 1868 by William Chapman Hewitson and named Leucochitonea lancea, after realizing this species was different from P. jovianus previously described by Pieter Cramer.[3]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q14245001 entry