Anetia
Encyclopedia
Anetia is a genus of nymphalid
butterfly
in the Danainae subfamily.
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Danainae subfamily.
Species
- Lesser False FritillaryLesser False FritillaryThe Lesser False Fritillary is a species of butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Anetia briarea) - Salvin's AnetiaSalvin's AnetiaThe Salvin's Anetia is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Cuba.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Anetia cubana) - Jaeger's AnetiaJaeger's AnetiaThe Jaeger's Anetia is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.-References:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Anetia jaegeri) - False Fritillary (Anetia pantheratus)
- Anetia thirzaAnetia thirzaThe Cloud-forest Monarch is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found Mexico and Central America .The larvae possibly feed on Metastelma species.-Subspecies:...
(Geyer, [1833])