Prenda
genus of insects
Prenda is a monotypic butterfly genus of subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species Prenda clarissa is found in the Neotropical realm.
The generic name Prenda "designates a young woman from Rio Grande do Sul, one of the States from where type specimens were obtained. Prenda is therefore used here in a figurative sense in honor of this well-regarded folklore figure." The specific name "refers to Clarissa, a main character and also the title of the first novel of Érico Veríssimo".
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 26, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7240532. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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