''Tegosa'' is a
Neotropical
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Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus of butterflies from
Mexico
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to
South America
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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 ...
.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
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Tegosa anieta''
(Hewitson, 1864) – black-bordered tegosa
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Tegosa claudina''
(Eschscholtz, 1821) – Claudina's tegosa, apricot crescent
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Tegosa etia''
(Hewitson, 1868) – rusty crescent
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Tegosa flavida''
(Hewitson, 1868)
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Tegosa fragilis''
(Bates, 1864)
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Tegosa guatemalena
''Tegosa'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
*''Tegosa anieta'' (Hewitson, 1864) – black-bordered tegosa
*''Tegosa claudina'' (Eschscholtz, 1821) – Cl ...
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(Bates, 1864) – Guatemalan tegosa
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Tegosa infrequens''
Higgins, 1981
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Tegosa nazaria''
(C. & R. Felder, 867
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Tegosa nigrella''
(Bates, 1866) – dark tegosa
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Tegosa orobia''
(Hewitson, 1864)
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Tegosa pastazena''
(Bates, 1864) – Pastazena crescent
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Tegosa selene''
(Röber, 1913) – Selene crescent
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Tegosa serpia''
Higgins, 1981 – serpia crescent
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Tegosa tissoides''
(Hall, 1928) – tissoides crescent
References
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Melitaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Robert P. Higgins