Eresia (butterfly)

Eresia
Eresia eunice eunice - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Genus: Eresia
Boisduval, [1836]
Synonyms
  • Neptis [Illiger], 1807

Eresia is a genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae.Eresia forms complex mimicry rings with Heliconiinae and Ithomiinae.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1][2]

References

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  1. Eresia, funet.fi
  2. Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books, pp.86-87,145.
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