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''Zeuxidia'' is a
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 very large
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
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 ...
. They are "leaf" butterflies with a cryptic ventral pattern. The genus is
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Species

In alphabetical order:"''Zeuxidia'' Hübner, [1826]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Zeuxidia amethystus">826]"">"''Zeuxidia'' Hübner, [1826]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Zeuxidia amethystus'' Butler, 1865 - Saturn *''Zeuxidia aurelius'' (Cramer, 1777) - giant Saturn *''Zeuxidia dohrni'' Fruhstorfer, 1893 *''Zeuxidia doubledayi'' Westwood, 1851 *''Zeuxidia luxerii'' Hübner, 1826 *'' Zeuxidia masoni'' Moore, 1879 *'' Zeuxidia mesilauensis'' Barlow, Banks & Holloway, 1971 *'' Zeuxidia semperi'' Felder & Felder, 1861 *'' Zeuxidia sibulana'' Honrath, 1885


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at EOL Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Amathusiini {{Morphinae-stub