A brachypterous butterfly?
Butterflies of the genus Redonda Adams & Bernard (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) are endemic to the Andes of Venezuela. They comprise a monophyletic group of five allopatric taxa, females of which show various degrees of wing reduction and ability to fly. The female of Redonda bordoni Viloria & Pyrcz sp. nov. appears to be brachypterous and incapable of sustained flight, a phenomenon previously unknown within the Rhopalocera.
Viloria
Angel L
AL
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. aviloria@oikos.ivic.ve
Pyrcz
Tomasz W
TW
Wojtusiak
Janusz
J
Ferrer-Paris
José R
JR
Beccaloni
George W
GW
Sattler
Klaus
K
Lees
David C
DC
D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D014687:Venezuela; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology