Biology:Lasaia

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Lasaia
Glittering sapphire (Lasaia agesilas agesilas).jpg
Lasaia agesilas
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Lasaia
H. Bates, 1868

Lasaia is a genus of metalmark butterflies in the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Henry Walter Bates in 1868. There are about 13 described species in Lasaia, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Lasaia:

  • Lasaia aerugo Clench, 1972
  • Lasaia agesilas (Latreille, 1813)
  • Lasaia arsis Staudinger, 1888
  • Lasaia incoides (Schaus, 1902)
  • Lasaia maria Clench, 1971
  • Lasaia meris Cramer, 1781
  • Lasaia moeros Staudinger, 1888
  • Lasaia narses Staudinger, 1888
  • Lasaia oileus Godman, 1903
  • Lasaia pseudomeris Clench, 1971
  • Lasaia scotina Stichel, 1910
  • Lasaia sessilis Schaus, 1890
  • Lasaia sula Staudinger, 1888 (blue metalmark)


References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1462915 entry