Agrias Species

This genus of butterflies must compete with Morphos to be the most popular butterflies from the Neotropics ( the Birdwings being the Asian competition)

Experts compete in identifying 'new 'species but there are probably many more names than actual species! They express great phenotypic variation and because they are rare and have unknown geographic ranges, there is great temptation for identifying new subspecies.

They range from Mexico to Brazil, but are not known on the west face of the Andes from Ecuador to Bolivia. They are fast flyers.

Agrias amydon aristoxenus

agrias amydon aristoxenus

Peru

WS 70-80mm

M A1/A1-  £ 30

agrias amydon aristoxenus verso

Agrias amydon athenais

agrias amydon athenais

Ecuador

Ws 60-65mm

M A1 £ 65

agrias athemon athenais verso

Agrias amydon muzuensis

Agrias amydon phalcidon

agrias amydon phalcidon

White spotted agrias

Brazil

W 60 mm

M A1 £40

agrias amydon phalcidon verso

Female similar, but has rounder wings and lacks the scent brushes near abdomen.

Agrias amydon tryphon

agrias amydon tryphon

Peru

WS 75-80mm

M A1 £ 30

agrias amydon tryphon

Agrias hewitsonius beata

agrias beata, peru

Peru

W 80mm

M A1 £55

agrias beata verso, peru

Agrias hewitsonius beatifica

Peru

Agrias claudina lugens

agrias claudina lugens butterfly, peru

Peru

w 85mm

specimens have variable sized  blue patches on hindwings, some have none at all

m a1 £ 19

agrias claudina lugens verso, butterfly, verso, peru
agrias lugens claudina female

Female

Peru

WS 80mm

verso

Agrias claudina sardanapalus

agrias claudina sardanapalus

Peru

WS 80-85mm

M A1/A1- £ 35

One of the most beautiful species, the red of the forewings comes through a blue blush .


agrias claudina sardanapalus verso

Agrias Hewitsonius stuarti

agrias stuarty , peru

Peru

W 80mm

M A1- £70

agrias stuarty verso, peru

Hybrids

Agrias claudina/beatifica hybrid

Agrias lugens/Prepona dexamenes

Peru

WS 60mm

hybrid lugens/dexamenes verso

Beatifica/dexamenes

Peru

WS 75mm