Hypna

Hypna
Ventral view of Hypna clytemnestra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Hypna
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Hecalene Doubleday, 1844

Hypna is a monotypic genus of Neotropical leafwing butterflies. Their wing undersides mimic dead leaves.

Species

This genus contains just one species:[1]

Gallery

References

  1. Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, December 26, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.