Biology:Semomesia croesus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Semomesia croesus
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Semomesia
Species:	S. croesus
Binomial name
Semomesia croesus (Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
Papilio croesus Fabricius, 1777 Mesosemia arybas Doubleday, 1847 Mesosemia sylvicolens Butler, 1877 Mesosemia thymetina Butler, 1869 Semomesia splendida Seitz, 1913

Semomesia croesus, also known as the Croesus eyemark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of South America.

Subspecies

• Semomesia croesus croesus (Surinam, Brazil: Bahia, Pará)
• Semomesia croesus meana (Hewitson, 1858) (Brazil: Amazonas)
• Semomesia croesus trilineata (Butler, 1874) (Brazil: Amazonas, Colombia, Peru)
• Semomesia croesus lacrimosa Stichel, 1915 (Colombia)
• Semomesia croesus siccata Stichel, 1919 (Bolivia)
• Semomesia croesus undosa Stichel, 1919 (Ecuador)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7449746 entry