''Eryphanis'' is a genus of
owl butterflies 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 ...
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Species
*''polyxena'' species group
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Eryphanis automedon
''Eryphanis automedon'', the Automedon giant owl, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Description
''Eryphanis automedon'' has a wingspan reaching about . In males the dorsal sides of the wings show night blue iridescen ...
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(Cramer, 775
*''aesacus'' species group
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Eryphanis aesacus''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
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Eryphanis bubocula''
(Butler, 1872)
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Eryphanis gerhardi''
(Weeks, 1902)
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Eryphanis reevesii''
(Doubleday, 849
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Eryphanis zolvizora''
(Hewitson, 1877)
Eryphanusaesacus.jpg, '' Eryphanis aesacus''
Eryphanis automedon MHNT male.jpg, ''Eryphanis automedon
''Eryphanis automedon'', the Automedon giant owl, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Description
''Eryphanis automedon'' has a wingspan reaching about . In males the dorsal sides of the wings show night blue iridescen ...
'' - MHNT
References
Morphinae
Nymphalidae of South America
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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