Occurrence of Orotaygetis surui Nakahara, Zacca & Lamas, 2018 in Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)
Key Points
The aim is to report the occurrence of Orotaygetis surui in a specific geographic region.
Field observation in the Serranía de La Neblina, Amazonas State.
Identification of species based on morphological characteristics.
Orotaygetis surui was found at an elevation of 900 m.
This is the first report of the species in Venezuela.
Abstract
Orotaygetis surui Nakahara, Zacca & Lamas, 2018 (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) is reported in the Serranía de La Neblina, 900 m, Amazonas State, Venezuela.