''Janatella'' is a genus of butterflies which range from Central to

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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 ...

. The species Janatella has trapezoidal wings that allow them to fly easily and fast. The flying performance of butterflies enabled the recreation of them into efficient aircraft using similar dimensions to that of butterfly wings.

Species

Listed alphabetically:"''Janatella'' Higgins, 1981"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *'' Janatella fellula'' (Schaus, 1902) (Ecuador, Colombia) *'' Janatella hera'' (Cramer,

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(French Guiana, Surinam) *'' Janatella leucodesma'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Trinidad, St. Vincent, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3161832 Melitaeini Nymphalidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Robert P. Higgins