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Eresia (butterfly)
''Eresia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America. ''Eresia'' species form complex Mullerian mimicry, mimicry rings with species of its sister subfamilies Heliconiinae and Ithomiinae. Species Listed alphabetically:Glassberg, J. (2007). ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America.'' Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87, 145. *''Eresia actinote'' Salvin, 1869 *''Eresia carme'' Doubleday, [1847] *''Eresia casiphia'' Hewitson, 1869 – three-banded crescent *''Eresia clio'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – creamy crescent, Clio crescent, common crescent *''Eresia datis'' Hewitson, 1864 – Datis crescent, Hewitson's Mimic *''Eresia emerantia'' Hewitson, 1857 – Emerantia crescent *''Eresia erysice'' (Geyer, 1832) *''Eresia estebana'' (Hall, 1929) *''Eresia eunice'' (Hübner, [1807]) – Eunice crescent, tiger crescent (type for the genus) *''Eresia ithomioides'' Hewitson, 1864 – three-banded crescent, ithomioides crescent, variable cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphalidae Of South America
The Nymphalidae are the largest family (biology), 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 have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up; in some species, these forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the Apaturinae, emperors, monarch butterfly, Nymphalini, admirals, Aglais, tortoiseshells, and Heliconiini, fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a crypsis, cryptic effect that helps the butterfli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitaeini
Melitaeini are a group of brush-footed butterflies. Usually classified as a tribe of the Nymphalinae, they are sometimes raised to subfamily status as Melitaeinae. Common names include the highly ambiguous fritillaries (also used for some Heliconiinae), checkerspots, crescents, or crescentspots, and some genus-specific names. Genera The 20–25 genera of Melitaeini are divided among five subtribes; some species are also listed. The subtribes, in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, are:See references in Savela (2010) Subtribe Euphydryina * ''Euphydryas'' – fritillaries, checkerspots Subtribe Melitaeina * '' Melitaea'' – fritillaries (including ''Didymaeformis'', ''Mellicta'') Subtribe Chlosynina * '' Antillea'' Higgins, 959/small> * '' Atlantea'' Higgins, 959/small> * '' Chlosyne'' – checkerspots, patches * '' Dymasia'' Higgins, 1960 * '' Higginsius'' Hemming, 1964 (tentatively placed here; Gnathotrichina?) * ''Microtia'' Bates, 1864 * '' Poladryas'' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eresia Lansdorfi
''Eresia lansdorfi'', the false erato or Lansdorf's crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Eresia lansdorfi'' has a wingspan of about . The upperside of the wings is black. The forewings have a yellowish basal stripe, while the postdiscal area is light red brown, including the costal bar. The hindwings have a pale yellow transverse band. This medium-sized species imitates (Batesian mimicry) two local subspecies of ''Heliconius erato'' (hence the common name) and ''Heliconius melpomene''. Larvae feed on '' Ruellia brevifolia''. Distribution This species can be found in Brazil, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac .... References Melitaeini Butterflies described in 1819 Nymphalidae of South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
