Biology:Semomesia capanea

Short description: Species of butterfly

Semomesia capanea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Semomesia
Species:	S. capanea
Binomial name
Semomesia capanea (Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
Papilio capanea Cramer, 1779 Mesosemia generis Doubleday, 1847 Mesosemia formosa Westwood, 1851 Mesosemia maria Butler, 1877 Semomesia capanea ionima f. turgida Stichel, 1919

Semomesia capanea is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in South America.

Subspecies

• Semomesia capanea capanea (Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil: Pará)
• Semomesia capanea ionima Stichel, 1910 (Brazil: Amazonas)
• Semomesia capanea sodalis Stichel, 1919 (Peru)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2542942 entry