Semomesia croesus

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Semomesia croesus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Semomesia
Species:
S. croesus
Binomial name
Semomesia croesus
(Fabricius, 1777) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio croesusFabricius, 1777
  • Mesosemia arybasDoubleday, 1847
  • Mesosemia sylvicolensButler, 1877
  • Mesosemia thymetinaButler, 1869
  • Semomesia splendidaSeitz, 1913

Semomesia croesus, also known as the Croesus eyemark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.

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