Stichelia pelotensis Biezanko, Mielke & Wedderhoff, 1979
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1950's
Rediscovered in 2001
Distribution
Brazil (southern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Biezanko, C. M., Mielke, O. H. H. and Wedderhoff, A. (1979). Contribuição ao estudo faunístico dos Riodinidae do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Lepidoptera) Acta Biol. Parana 7: 7-22.
Other references:
Siewert, Ricardo Russo et al. (In Press, 2015). Stichelia pelotensis (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae): conservation, notes, and rediscovery of an endangered butterfly from southern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2015.11.005
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/lost-butterfly-found-brazil/
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/20182/stichelia-pelotensis