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Nessaea batesii

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Species of butterfly

Nessaea batesii
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Nessaea
Species: N. batesii
Binomial name
Nessaea batesii
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Epicalia batesii C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Nessaea batesi

Nessaea batesii, the Bates olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and the lower Amazon in Brazil.

The length of the wings is 29–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females.

Subspecies

  • Nessaea batesii batesii (Brazil (Pará))
  • Nessaea batesii magniplaga Röber, 1928 (Suriname)

References

  1. "Nessaea Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Neotropical Nymphalidae VII. Revision of Nessaea
  3. Butterflies of Amazonia - Nessaea batesii
Taxon identifiers
Nessaea batesii


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