''Historis odius'', the orion cecropian, is a
species
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of
crescents
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,
checkerspots,
anglewing
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s, etc. in the
butterfly
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family
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Nymphalidae
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Distribution
This species can be found in North America.[The MONA or ]Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system for North American moths found north of Mexico in the Continental United States and Canada, as well as the island of Greenl ...
for ''Historis odius'' is 4545.[
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Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''Historis odius'':
* ''Historis odius dious'' Lamas, 1995 i g
* ''Historis odius odius'' (Fabricius, 1775) i g
* ''Historis odius orion'' Fabricius, 1775 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
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Coeini
Butterflies of Central America
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterflies of the Caribbean
Lepidoptera of Bolivia
Lepidoptera of Brazil
Lepidoptera of Colombia
Fauna of Cuba
Lepidoptera of Ecuador
Lepidoptera of French Guiana
Fauna of Haiti
Fauna of Jamaica
Butterflies of North America
Lepidoptera of Peru
Insects of Puerto Rico
Fauna of Suriname
Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago
Lepidoptera of Venezuela
Fauna of the Amazon
Butterflies described in 1775
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Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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