''Ithomia'' is a genus of clearwing (
ithomiine) 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 ha ...
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Species
Arranged alphabetically:
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Ithomia agnosia''
(Hewitson, 855
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Year 855 (Roman numerals, DCCCLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* November 20 – Theoktistos, co-regent of the Empire on behalf of 15-year old Emperor Mi ...
– agnosia glasswing
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Ithomia amarilla''
(Haensch, 1903)
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Ithomia arduinna''
(d'Almeida, 1952) – d'Almeida's glasswing
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Ithomia avella''
(Hewitson, 1864)
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Ithomia celemia''
(Hewitson, 854
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Year 854 ( DCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Emperor Lothair I meets his (half) brothers (Louis the German and Charles the Bald) in Attigny, Ardennes for the third ...
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Ithomia cleora''
(Hewitson, 1855)
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Ithomia derasa''
(Hewitson, 1855) – milky glasswing
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Ithomia diasia''
(Hewitson, 1854)
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Ithomia drymo''
(Hübner, 1816)
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Ithomia eleonora''
(Haensch, 1905)
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Ithomia ellara''
(Hewitson, 1874) – Ellara glasswing
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Ithomia heraldica''
(Bates, 1866)
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Ithomia hyala''
(Hewitson, 856
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Ithomia iphianassa''
(Doubleday, 1947)
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Ithomia jucunda''
(Godman & Salvin, 1878)
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Ithomia lagusa''
(Hewitson, 856
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Ithomia leila''
(Hewitson, 1852) – Leila's glasswing
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Ithomia lichyi''
(d'Almeida, 1939)
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Ithomia patilla''
(Hewitson, 1852) – Guatemalan glasswing
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Ithomia praeithomia''
(Vitale & Bollino, 2003)
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Ithomia salapia''
(Hewitson, 853
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Year 853 ( DCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and destroys the port city of Damietta, lo ...
– Salapia glasswing
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Ithomia terra''
(Hewitson, 853
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Year 853 ( DCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and destroys the port city of Damietta, lo ...
– beautiful glasswing
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Ithomia xenos''
(Bates, 1866)
References
Ithomiini
Nymphalidae of South America
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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