''Haenschia'' is a genus of clearwing (
ithomiine) butterflies, named by Lamas in 2004. 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 ha ...
. The name honours German entomologist and insect dealer
Richard Haensch
Richard Hänsch or Haensch (16 September 1865 – ) was a German entomologist, zoologist, and insect dealer in Berlin.
Haensch was born in Rostock, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, to Carl Helmuth Hänsch and Maria Otilie Dorothea Krüger.
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Species
Arranged alphabetically:
''Haenschia''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*'' Haenschia derama'' (Haensch, 1905)
*'' Haenschia sidonia'' (Haensch, 1905)
References
Ithomiini
Nymphalidae of South America
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa described in 2004
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