''Ceratinia'' is a genus of clearwing (
ithomiine
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. It is sometimes referred to as the tribe of clearwing butterflies or glasswing butterflies. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily (Ithomiinae). These butterflies are ...
) butterflies, named by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1816. They are in the brush-footed butterfly 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 have a re ...
.
Species
Arranged alphabetically:
"''Ceratinia'' Hübner, 1816"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
* '' Ceratinia cayana'' (Salvin, 1869)
* '' Ceratinia iolaia'' (Hewitson, 1856)
* '' Ceratinia neso'' (Hübner, 806
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Year 806 ( DCCCVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
* February 5 – Emperor Kanmu dies after a 25-year reign, that has seen Kore ...
* '' Ceratinia tutia'' (Hewitson, 1852)
References
Ithomiini
Nymphalidae of South America
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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