Greta (butterfly)

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Greta
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Greta morgane
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Danainae
Tribe:
Ithomiini
Genus:
Greta

Hemming, 1934
Type species
Papilio diaphanus
(Drury, 1773)
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • HymenitisHübner, 1816 non HymenitisIlliger, 1807 = MechanitisFabricius, 1807, a related genus
  • HypomenitisFox, 1945

Greta is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming in 1934. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae, and are found in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Species

Arranged alphabetically: [1] [2]

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<i>Hypothyris lycaste</i> species of insect

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<i>Greta libethris</i> species of insect

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<i>Pteronymia</i> Genus of brush-footed butterflies

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<i>Velamysta</i> Genus of brush-footed butterflies

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<i>Velamysta pupilla</i> species of insect

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<i>Greta andromica</i> species of insect

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<i>Oleria estella</i> Species of insect

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References

  1. ↑ "Greta Hemming, 1934" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Nymphalidae Study Group website Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
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