Castilia (butterfly)

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Castilia
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Castilia ofella, Panama
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Castilia

Higgins, 1981

Castilia is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America. [1]

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Species

Listed alphabetically: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Castilia Higgins, 1981" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87.