Hewitson's metalmark

Wing span:

Identification: The wings are a mixture of dark brown, white and orange. The forewings have a white triangular (base at the dorsum) marking and the hindwings are white from the postbasal to the outer postdiscal region. There is a small orange marking at or near the tornus of both fore- and hindwings, on the outer side of the white marking. The wings have whitish ring-like markings at the termenal submargin. Additionally, there are light brown ring-like markings on the forewings below the costa, along with two or three reddish markings (appear orange on the underside) in between.

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantInga oerstedianaSenna papillosa (as reported by Warren et al., 2013 for S Mexico to Panama)

Adult food:

Reported from: CEIBA Biological Centre (Region 4)