Ithomiola
Ithomiola figures 4, 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Subfamily:	Riodininae
Genus:	Ithomiola C. & R. Felder, [1865]
Synonyms
CompsoteriaHewitson, 1870

Ithomiola is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.

Contents

• Species
• Biology
• Sources
• External links

Species

• Ithomiola buckleyi Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru
• Ithomiola callixena (Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
• Ithomiola cascella (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
• Ithomiola celtilla (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador
• Ithomiola floralis C. & R. Felder, [1865] present in French Guiana, Suriname and Bolivia
• Ithomiola rubrolineata Lathy, 1904 present in Peru

Biology

Known as the glasswing mimic, Ithomiola floralis is protected by resembling Ithomiinae species.

External links

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