''Lasaia'' is a genus of metalmark
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Riodinidae
Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1,532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, ...
. The genus was erected by
Henry Walter Bates
Henry Walter Bates (8 February 1825 – 16 February 1892) was an English natural history, naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the Tropical rainforest ...
in 1868. There are about 13 described species in ''Lasaia'', found in North, Central, and South America.
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus ''Lasaia'':
* '' Lasaia aerugo'' Clench, 1972
* '' Lasaia agesilas'' (Latreille, 1813)
* '' Lasaia arsis'' Staudinger, 1888
* '' Lasaia incoides'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Lasaia maria'' Clench, 1971
* '' Lasaia meris'' Cramer, 1781
* '' Lasaia moeros'' Staudinger, 1888
* '' Lasaia narses'' Staudinger, 1888
* '' Lasaia oileus'' Godman, 1903
* '' Lasaia pseudomeris'' Clench, 1971
* '' Lasaia scotina'' Stichel, 1910
* '' Lasaia sessilis'' Schaus, 1890
* '' Lasaia sula'' Staudinger, 1888 (blue metalmark)
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Riodinini
Taxa named by Henry Walter Bates
Butterfly genera
Taxa described in 1868
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