Biology:Cithaerias

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Cithaerias
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Cithaerias andromeda esmeralda
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Cithaerias pireta, Costa Rica
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Cithaerias

Hübner, [1819][1]
Synonyms
  • Callitaera Butler, 1868

Cithaerias is a Neotropical butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Species

  • Cithaerias andromeda (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Cithaerias aurora (C. Felder & R. Felder) including Cithaerias phantoma (Fassl, 1922)
  • Cithaerias aurorina
  • Cithaerias azurina
  • Cithaerias bandusia
  • Cithaerias cliftoni
  • Cithaerias esmeralda
  • Cithaerias pireta (Stoll, [1780])
  • Cithaerias pyritosa (Zikán, 1942)
  • Cithaerias pyropina (Salvin & Godman, 1868)
  • Cithaerias songoana

References

  1. "Cithaerias Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Penz, C.M., Alexander, L.G. & Devries, P.J. 2014. Revised species definitions and nomenclature of the rose colored Cithaerias butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Zootaxa 3873(5): 541–559.
  • Penz, C.M., 2021. Revised species definitions and nomenclature of the blue and purple/rose Cithaerias butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Zootaxa 4963 (2): 293–316.
  • Nymphalidae.net taxonomic list

Wikidata ☰ Q2974436 entry