Ceratinia tutia

Tutia clearwing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ceratinia
Species:	C. tutia
Binomial name
Ceratinia tutia (Hewitson, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
Ithomia tutia Hewitson, 1852 Ithomia azara Hewitson, 1854 Ithomia poecila Bates, 1862 Ithomia dorilla Bates, 1864 Dircenna tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885 Calloleria azarina Weymer, 1899 Calloleria poecila ab. poecilana Haensch, 1903 Calloleria poecila ab. nigronascens Haensch, 1905 Calloleria hopfferi Weymer, 1899 Calloleria hopfferi f. onoma Haensch, 1909 Calloleria selenides Weymer, 1899 Ithomia (Epileria) singularis Rebel, 1902 Calloleria tosca Schaus, 1902 Calloleria radiosa Haensch, 1903 Calloleria chanchamaya Haensch, 1905 Calloleria fuscens Haensch, 1905 Calloleria porrecta Haensch, 1905 Calloleria robusta Haensch, 1905 Calloleria selenides poeciloides Riley, 1919 Calloleria tutia transversa Hering, 1925

Ceratinia tutia, the tutia clearwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Mexico to Brazil. The wingspan is about 52 mm. It is a highly variable species.[2] The larvae of subspecies Ceratinia tutia dorilla have been recorded feeding on Solanum species, including S. antillarum.

Subspecies

• Ceratinia tutia tutia; Venezuela
• Ceratinia tutia azarina (Weymer, 1899); Ecuador and Peru
• Ceratinia tutia callichroma (Staudinger, 1885); Ecuador
• Ceratinia tutia chanchamaya (Haensch, 1905); Peru
• Ceratinia tutia dorilla (Bates, 1864); Nicaragua and Venezuela
• Ceratinia tutia fuscens (Haensch, 1905); Bolivia
• Ceratinia tutia hopfferi (Weymer, 1899); Peru
• Ceratinia tutia poecila (Bates, 1862); Ecuador and Colombia
• Ceratinia tutia poeciloides (Riley, 1919); Brazil
• Ceratinia tutia porrecta (Haensch, 1905); Bolivia
• Ceratinia tutia radiosa (Haensch, 1903); Ecuador
• Ceratinia tutia robusta (Haensch, 1905); Bolivia
• Ceratinia tutia selenides (Weymer, 1899); Peru
• Ceratinia tutia singularis (Rebel, 1902); Ecuador
• Ceratinia tutia tosca (Schaus, 1902); Colombia
• Ceratinia tutia transversa (Hering, 1925); Colombia

References

1. "Ceratinia Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Butterflies of Sangay National Park