• Source: Barbicornis

      • Barbicornis is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Riodinidae with its single species Barbicornis basilis present in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.
      The species is easily recognizable by the very small hindwings provided with a long apex of the tail on the lower
      radial (uppermost median) vein. The original description was published in Encyclopédie Méthodique. They drink early in the morning from wet stones and places on roads or tracks and rest during the day beneath leaves.


      Subspecies


      Barbicornis basilis basilis (Paraguay, Brazil: Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
      Barbicornis basilis acroleuca Berg, 1896 (Paraguay)
      Barbicornis basilis bahiana Azzará, 1978 (Brazil: Bahia)
      Barbicornis basilis ephippium Thieme, 1907 (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul)
      Barbicornis basilis marginata Seitz, 1913 (Brazil: Bahia)
      Barbicornis basilis mona Westwood, 1851 (Paraguay, Brazil: Espírito Santo)
      Barbicornis basilis paraopeba Azzará, 1978 (Brazil: Minas Gerais)
      Barbicornis basilis tucumana Thieme, 1907 (Argentina)


      Sources


      Barbicornis sur funet


      External links



      Butterflies of America High resolution images of type specimens.
      TOL

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: