Melanis

Melanis
M. aegates
The Pantanal, Brazil
Melanis plate from Adalbert Seitz ed. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Genus: Melanis
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Limnas Boisduval, 1836
  • Lymnas Blanchard, 1840
  • Oreas C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Dryas C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Rusalkia Kirby, 1871
  • Aculhua Kirby, 1871
M. pixe
Red-bordered Pixie

Melanis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical ecozone.


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