| Sephisa | |
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| Sephisa dichroa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
| Genus: | Sephisa Moore, 1882 |
Sephisa is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It is related to Apatura , Hestinalis , and Mimathyma , with a common ancestor that diverged around 30Ma. [1]
The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.
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.
Mimathyma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in eastern and southern Asia. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1896.
Hestinalis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Some authors consider Hestinalis and Hestina as one genus.
The Libytheinae are a nymphalid subfamily known as snout butterflies, containing two valid genera and about ten species: six in Libythea and four in Libytheana. The common name refers to the thick labial palps (pedipalps) that look like a "snout" in this subfamily. In older literature, this group was recognized as the family Libytheidae. They are medium-sized and typically a drab brown. The front legs are reduced in length and the ventral hindwings are cryptically colored to help them blend in with their surroundings. While at rest, the members of this subfamily keep their wings tightly closed to resemble dead leaves.
Libythea labdaca, the African snout butterfly, is a member of the butterfly subfamily Libytheinae found in western and central Africa.
Sephisa dichroa, the western courtier, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. In South Asia, they are found along the Himalayas.
Sephisa chandra, the eastern courtier, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia.
Lepidoptera Indica was a 10 volume work on the butterflies of the Indian region that was begun in 1890 and completed in 1913. It was published by Lovell Reeve and Co. of London. It has been considered the magnum opus of its author, Frederic Moore, assistant curator at the museum of the East India Company. Frederic Moore described a number of new species through this publication. Moore was a splitter, known for careless creation of synonyms, sometimes placing the same species in more than one genus.
Chonala is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in eastern Asia.
Tatinga thibetana is only species in the butterfly genus Tatinga of the family Nymphalidae found in Asia.
Charaxes mccleeryi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland to montane forests at altitudes from 600 to 2,150 meters.
Charaxes grahamei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, where it inhabits the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika. The habitat consists of lowland and sub-montane forests.
Charaxes alpinus, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.
Charaxes nyikensis, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi and eastern Zambia.
Libythea laius, the lobed beak, is a member of the butterfly subfamily Libytheinae found in East Africa, Madagascar, southern India, and Sri Lanka. It was described by Roland Trimen in 1879.
Sephisa princeps is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East, north-eastern China and Korea. The habitat consists of oak forests.
Neope is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in Asia.
Kirinia epimenides is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Satyrinae). It is found in the East Palearctic in Amur, eastern China, Korea, Ussuri, Japan.
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