''Heteronympha'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
. The genus contains seven
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
"''Heteronympha'' Wallengren, 1858"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*'' Heteronympha banksii'' Leach, 1814
*'' Heteronympha cordace'' Geyer, 1832
*'' Heteronympha merope'' Fabricius, 1775
*'' Heteronympha mirifica'' Butler, 1866
*'' Heteronympha paradelpha'' Lower, 1893
*'' Heteronympha penelope'' Waterhouse, 1937
*'' Heteronympha solandri'' Waterhouse, 1904
References
External links
Tree of Life Web Project
Satyrini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren
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