Biology:Siderone

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Siderone
Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies Agrias & Siderone.jpg
Siderone syntyche, figures 4 and 5 from Hewitson's Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies
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Siderone

Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
  • Siderone Boisduval, [1836]
  • Phyllophasis Blanchard, 1840
  • Sideronidia Bryk, 1939

Siderone is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.

Species

  • Siderone galanthis (Cramer, [1775]) – scarlet leafwing, red-and-black leafwing, or red-striped leafwing
  • Siderone nemesis (Illiger, 1801) – Nemesis
  • Siderone syntyche Hewitson, 1854 – red-patched leafwing

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3010310 entry