Athesis
Encyclopedia
Athesis is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine
) butterflies, named by Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
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Ithomiini
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily . These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea-level to 3000 m, from the southwestern United States to Argentina...
) butterflies, named by Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
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...
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Species
Arranged alphabetically.- Athesis acrisioneAthesis acrisioneAthesis acrisione is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Colombia and Ecuador.-Subspecies:*Athesis acrisione acrisione *Athesis acrisione deflavata Niepelt, 1928...
Hewitson, 1869 - Athesis clearistaAthesis clearistaAthesis clearista is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia.-Subspecies:*Athesis clearista clearista *Athesis clearista colombiensis Kaye, 1918...
Doubleday, [1847] - Athesis vitralaAthesis vitralaAthesis vitrala is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Peru....
Kaye, 1918