''Hermathena candidata'' is a species of butterfly in genus Hermathena of the family Riodinidae. It is found from

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, the

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and

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east of Andes. The larvae feed on ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Hermathena candidata candidata'' (Bolivia) *''Hermathena candidata columba'' Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)

References

*Hewitson, William Chapman (1876), ''Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson'', Volume 5.

External links

Tree of Life web project: ''Hermathena candidata''ADW: ''Hermathena candidata'': classification
Riodinidae Butterflies described in 1874 Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson Riodinidae of South America {{Riodinidae-stub