Taygetis kerea

Morphology: 

Wings. FW length 24-27mm. Small and could be confused with some Cissia species; distinguished by the scalloped HW margin; golden yellow patches on HW underside along medial area; ocelli on HW margin indistinct (DeVries, 1987).

Associations: 

ACG foodplant records (Janzen & Hallwachs, 2009): Guadua paniculata (302), Rhipidocladum racemiflorum (2).

Distribution: 

Guatemala to Paraguay and Argentina (DeVries, 1987).

Taxonomic name: 
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith