Taygetis mermeria | |
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Dorsal side - MHNT | |
Ventral side - MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Taygetis |
Species: | T. mermeria |
Binomial name | |
Taygetis mermeria | |
Synonyms | |
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Taygetis mermeria, the mermeria wood nymph, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Neotropical realm from Mexico to Bolivia. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests. [2]
See also Taygetis mermeria f. crameriWeymer, 1910 [Unknown source, but see Weymer, 1924: 185. [3] (also in german ].
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