Biology:Nessaea batesii

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Nessaea batesii
Nessaea batesii MHNT dos.jpg
From MHNT
Nessaea batesii MHNT ventre.jpg
Underside
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Nessaea
Species:
N. batesii
Binomial name
Nessaea batesii
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epicalia batesii C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Nessaea batesi

Nessaea batesii, the Bates olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and the lower Amazon in Brazil .[2]

The length of the wings is 29–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. The upperside of adult males is dark brown, with bright sky-blue diagonal bands on the forewings and orange patches on the hindwings. The females have plain brown hindwings, blue diagonal bands across the forewings, and elongated reddish spots within the discal cell of the forewings.[3]

Subspecies

  • Nessaea batesii batesii (Brazil (Pará))
  • Nessaea batesii magniplaga Röber, 1928 (Suriname)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3338411 entry