Biology:Tithorea (butterfly)

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Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Tithorea
Nymphalidae - Tithorea harmonia hermias.JPG
T. harmonia hermias
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Genus: Tithorea
Doubleday, 1847
Synonyms
  • Hirsutis Haensch, 1909

Tithorea is a Neotropical genus of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Henry Doubleday in 1847.

List of species

  • Tithorea harmonia (Cramer, [1777]) – Harmonia tiger or Harmonia tiger-wing
  • Tithorea pacifica Willmott & Lamas, 2004
  • Tithorea tarricina Hewitson, 1858 – tarricina longwing or cream-spotted tigerwing

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7809962 entry