Necyria bellona, the bellona metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.
Description
Necyria bellona has a wingspan of 30–40 mm. Body is rather slender. Wings are deep black, more or less glossed, with metallic bright red spots or curved red and glossy blue bands. ==Subspecies==
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised: • N. b. bellona (Bolivia) • N. b. saundersii (Colombia and Ecuador) • N. b. manco (Colombia) • N. b. juturna (Colombia) • N. b. westwoodi (Peru) • N. b. whitelyiana (Peru) • N. b. zaneta (Ecuador) • N. b. gerhardi (Colombia) • N. b. ahrenholzi (Peru) ==References==