Nessaea

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Biblidinae
Tribus: Biblidini
Subtribus: Epicalina
Genus:
Species:
N. aglaura –
N. batesii –
N. hewitsonii –
N. obrinus
Name
Nessaea Hübner, 1819
Type species: Papilio ancaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (= Nessaea obrinus Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms
- Polychroa Billberg 1820 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym,
- Epicallia Erichson 1848 invalid junior homonym of Epicallia Hübner, 1820
References
- Jenkins, D.W., 1989: Neotropical Nymphalidae. VII. Revision of Nessaea. 38 pp., ill. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 125: 1–38. Full article: [1].
- Lamas, G., 2004: Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.