Chetone phaeba Boisduval, 1879

Moraes, Simeão de Souza, Freitas, André Victor Lucci & Silva-Brandão, Karina Lucas, 2025, Illustrated catalogue of Pericopina (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) in the Museum of Nature Hamburg – Zoology, Evolutionary Systematics 9 (1), pp. 123-134 : 123-134

Chetone phaeba Boisduval, 1879

Fig. 1 E

Remarks.

Chetone phaeba is non-sexually dimorphic species with a mimicry coloration resembling some butterflies, occurring in the same region, such as Heliconius erato emma , Heliconius melpomene aglaope , Heliconius demeter demeter , Heliconius xanthocles melittus and Castilia perilla ( Nymphalidae ).

Material examined.

1 female, Peru, Iquitos.

Figures

Figure 1. Habitus of pericopine moths, dorsal view. A. Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865) (ZMH 0840354); B. Chetone isse (Hübner, [1831]) (ZMH 0840038); C. Chetone kenara (Butler, 1871) (ZMH 0840367); D. Netoche histrio (C. Felder & Felder, 1874) (ZMH 0840040); E. Chetone phaeba Boisduval, 1879 (ZMH 0840368); F. Composia credula (Fabricius, 1775) (ZMH 0840355); G. Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832), male (ZMH 0840048); H. Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832), female (ZMH 0840049); I. Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840), male (ZMH 0840352); J. Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840), female (ZMH 0840353); K. Dysschema centenaria (Burmeister, 1878), male (ZMH 0840356); L. Dysschema centenaria (Burmeister, 1878), female (ZMH 0840357); M. Dysschema hilara (Weymer, 1895), male (ZMH 0840043); N. Dysschema leucophaea (Walker, 1854), female (ZMH 0840359); O. Dysschema lycaste (Klug, 1836), male (ZMH 0840045); P. Dysschema marginalis (Walker, 1855), male (ZMH 0840046); Q. Dysschema neda (Klug, 1836), male (ZMH 0840047); R. Dysschema picta (Gue ́ rin-Me ́ neville, 1844), male (ZMH 0840044).