''Panacea prola'', the prola beauty or red flasher, is a species of

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of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from

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to southern

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, but is most common in the foothills of the eastern

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vian

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.Butterflies of Amazonia - Panacea prola
/ref> The wingspan is 65–75 mm. The underside of the hindwings is bright red without markings.

Subspecies

*''Panacea prola prola'' (Colombia, Venezuela) *''Panacea prola zaraja'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Venezuela) *''Panacea prola amazonica'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Upper Amazon, Peru, Ecuador) *''Panacea prola prolifica'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Ecuador)

References

Biblidinae Fauna of the Amazon Lepidoptera of Brazil Lepidoptera of Colombia Fauna of Costa Rica Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Venezuela Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1848 {{Biblidinae-stub