''Myscelia'' is a genus of
nymphalid
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 have ...
butterflies found in southern North America, Central America and South America.
["''Myscelia'' Doubleday, 1844"]
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Species
The species in the genus are:
[Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America''. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 108.]
* '' Myscelia aracynthia'' (Dalman, 1823)
* '' Myscelia capenas'' (Hewitson, 857
* '' Myscelia cyananthe'' C. & R. Felder, 867/small> – blackened bluewing
* ''Myscelia cyaniris
''Myscelia cyaniris'', the blue wave, blue-banded purplewing, tropical blue wave, whitened bluewing, or royal blue, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
The length of the forewings reaches about . The dorsal sides of the upper w ...
'' Doubleday, 848
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Year 848 ( DCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – Bordeaux, capital of Aquitaine, falls into the hands of Viking raiders. King Charles the Bald sends a ...
/small> – blue wave, blue-banded purplewing, tropical blue wave, whitened bluewing, or royal blue
* '' Myscelia ethusa'' (Doyère, 840
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Year 840 (Roman numerals, DCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar, the 840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 1st millennium, the 40th year of the 9th cen ...
– Mexican bluewing or blue wing
* '' Myscelia hypatia'' Strecker, 1900
* '' Myscelia leucocyana'' C. & R. Felder, 1861
* '' Myscelia milloi'' Oberthür, 1916
* '' Myscelia orsis'' (Drury, 782
References
External links
Biblidinae
Nymphalidae of South America
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Edward Doubleday
Taxa described in 1844
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