Hermathena candidata is a species of butterfly in genus Hermathena of the family Riodinidae. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, the Guianas and Bolivia east of Andes.
The larvae feed on Vriesea species.
Subspecies Hermathena candidata candidata (Bolivia) Hermathena candidata columba Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
References Hewitson, William Chapman (1876), Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson, Volume 5.
External links
Tree of Life web project: Hermathena candidata ADW: Hermathena candidata: classification