''Nesiostrymon'' is a
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus 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
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
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Nesiostrymon calchinia
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of Butterfly, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara'' (Hewitson, 1868)
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(Hewitson, 1868)
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Nesiostrymon hyccara
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of Butterfly, butterflies in the ...
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(Hewitson, 1868)
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Nesiostrymon celida
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotrop ...
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(Lucas, 1857)
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Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrym ...
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(Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
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Nesiostrymon celona
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrym ...
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(Hewitson, 1874)
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Nesiostrymon dodava
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrym ...
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(Hewitson, 1877)
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Nesiostrymon endela
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrym ...
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(Hewitson, 1874)
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Nesiostrymon tristis
''Nesiostrymon'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.
Species
*''Nesiostrymon calchinia'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrymon hyccara'' (Hewitson, 1868)
*''Nesiostrym ...
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(Lathy, 1926)
References
Eumaeini
Lycaenidae of South America
Lycaenidae genera
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