genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 ...
from 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 ...
found in
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
,
Central America
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, and
South America
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.
Species
Listed alphabetically."''Lycorea'' Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Lycorea halia">847]"">"''Lycorea'' Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Lycorea halia'' (Hübner, 1816) – tropical milkweed butterfly
*''Lycorea ilione'' (Cramer, [1775]) – clearwing mimic queen
*''Lycorea pasinuntia'' (Stoll, [1780]) – pasinuntia mimic queen