Heteropsis (butterfly)

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Heteropsis
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H. vola, Madagascar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini
Subtribe: Mycalesina
Genus: Heteropsis
Westwood, 1850
Type species
Heteropsis drepana
Westwood, 1850
Diversity
About 60 species
Synonyms
  • HenotesiaButler, 1879
  • HoulbertiaOberthür, 1916
  • MasouraHemming, 1964
  • SmithiaMabille, [1880]
  • GallieniaOberthür, 1916
  • AdmiratioHemming, 1964
male H. avaratra Heteropsis avaratra male underside.jpg
male H. avaratra
female H. avaratra Heteropsis avaratra female.jpg
female H. avaratra
female H. avaratra Heteropsis avaratra female underside.jpg
female H. avaratra

Heteropsis is an Afrotropical butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. [1] [2]

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Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Satyrini</span> Tribe of butterflies

The Satyrini is one of the tribes of the subfamily Satyrinae. It includes about 2200 species and is therefore the largest tribe in the subfamily which comprises 2500 species.

References

  1. Monte-Alegre, A.; Rakotomalala, Z.; Leveugle, M.; Coulier, F.; Faure, E. (25 July 2005). "Ecological, vertical and elevational distributions of Heteropsis (Lepidoptera, Satyrinae) in the rainforest of Masoala (NE Madagascar)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 43 (3): 214–222. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2005.00317.x. ISSN   0947-5745.
  2. Aduse-Poku, Kwaku; Lees, David C.; BrattströM, Oskar; Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa; Collins, Steve C.; Wahlberg, Niklas; Brakefield, Paul M. (9 June 2016). "Molecular phylogeny and generic-level taxonomy of the widespread palaeotropical ' Heteropsis clade' (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Mycalesina)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 717–731. Bibcode:2016SysEn..41..717A. doi:10.1111/syen.12183. ISSN   0307-6970.