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A new species of Eretris Thieme (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) from the Elbow of the Andes region in Bolivia

Una nueva especie de Eretris Thieme (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) de la región del Codo de Los Andes en Bolivia

A new species of cloud forest butterfly, Eretris julieta n. sp. is described from a region of south-central Bolivia known as the Elbow of the Andes. It is the southernmost known representative of the genus, hitherto known only from a restricted area of interandean valleys in the department of Santa Cruz. Its affinities with other congeners are evaluated.

Eretris subpunctata; ocelli; Pronophilina; Yungas; taxonomy


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