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Nessaea hewitsonii

Nessaea hewitsonii, the Hewitson's olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common in a broad range of the Amazon basin including the eastern slopes of the Andes mountain range. It is found in high evergreen tropical forest, semi-deciduous tropical forest, and riverine forest.

The length of the wings is 33–40 mm for males and 36–41 mm for females.

Subspecies

  • Nessaea hewitsonii hewitsonii (from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru eastward into the Amazon valley, and south to Rondonia, Brazil)
  • Nessaea hewitsonii boliviensis <small>Jenkins, 1989</small> (Bolivia and southern Peru)

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