Biology:Nesiostrymon

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Nesiostrymon
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Nesiostrymon calchinia, figures 359 and 360
Nesiostrymon hyccara, 361 and 362
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Nesiostrymon

Clench, 1964
Synonyms
  • Sipaea Johnson, 1991
  • Terra Johnson, 1991

Nesiostrymon is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1964.[1]

Species

  • Nesiostrymon calchinia (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Nesiostrymon hyccara (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Nesiostrymon celida (Lucas, 1857)
  • Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
  • Nesiostrymon celona (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Nesiostrymon dodava (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Nesiostrymon endela (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Nesiostrymon tristis (Lathy, 1926)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11991177 entry