Panacea prola
Encyclopedia
The Prola Beauty or Red Flasher (Panacea prola) is a species of butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found from Costa Rica
to southern Brazil
, but is most common in the foothills of the eastern Peru
vian Andes
.
The wingspan is 65–75 mm. The underside of the hindwings is bright red without markings.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found from Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
to southern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, but is most common in the foothills of the eastern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
.
The wingspan is 65–75 mm. The underside of the hindwings is bright red without markings.
Subspecies
- Panacea prola prola (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Panacea prola zaraja Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Venezuela)
- Panacea prola amazonica Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Upper Amazon, Peru, Ecuador)
- Panacea prola prolifica Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Ecuador)