Philaethria

Philaethria is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

==Species== The following is a list of species classified under Philaethria: Philaethria andrei Brevignon, 2002 - Found in Macouria, French Guiana Philaethria constantinoi Salazar, 1991 - (incertae sedis) Found in the Chocó Department of western Colombia Philaethria diatonica (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - Found in Central America and Mexico Philaethria dido (Linnaeus, 1763) – scarce bamboo page, longwing dido, or green heliconia – The most widespread species of Philaethria. It can be found as far north as Mexico and Texas to as far south as the Amazon basin. Philaethria ostara (Röber, 1906) - Found in the Cauca Department of western Colombia Philaethria pygmalion (Fruhstorfer, 1912) - Found in the state of Pará, Brazil Philaethria wernickei (Röber, 1906) - Found in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil