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Emesis (butterfly)

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Genus of butterflies

Emesis
E. cerea
Female E. lucinda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Tribe: Emesiini
Genus: Emesis
Fabricius, 1807
Species

41, see text

Synonyms
  • Aphacitis Hübner,
  • Polystichtis Hübner,
  • Tapina Billberg, 1820
  • Nimula Blanchard, 1840
  • Polystichthis Agassiz, 1846
  • Nelone Boisduval, 1870

Emesis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies.

Species include:

References

  1. Emesis orichalceus at Learn About Butterflies
  2. Emesis thumbnails. Butterflies of America.
  3. Emesis at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
Taxon identifiers
Emesis
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