''Neonympha helicta'', the helicta satyr, is a species of
brush-footed butterfly
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 a redu ...
in the family
Nymphalidae.
[ It is found in North America.][ There is some question that this putative species is the same as that figured by Jacob Hübner as ''Oreas helicta''][calhoun, John V. (2018). "John Abbot, Jacob Hübner, and ''Oreas helicta''". News of the Lepidopterists' Society. 60: 159-163.]
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Neonympha helicta'' is 4576.1.[
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Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''Neonympha helicta'':
* ''Neonympha helicta dadeensis'' Gatrelle, 1999 i g
* ''Neonympha helicta helicta'' (Hübner, 1808) i g
* ''Neonympha helicta septentrionalis'' W. Davis, 1924 i g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Further reading
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Neonympha
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Butterflies described in 1808
Butterflies of North America
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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