Biology:Hypothyris

Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Hypothyris
Hypothyris ninonia - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Tribe:	Ithomiini
Genus:	Hypothyris Hübner, 1821
Type species
Nereis ninonia Hübner, [1806]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Dynothea Reakirt, [1866] Mansueta d'Almeida, 1922 Pseudomechanitis Röber, 1930 Garsauritis d'Almeida, 1938 Rhodussa d'Almeida, 1939

Hypothyris is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1821. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

Species

Arranged alphabetically within species groups:

• Unknown species group
  • Hypothyris anastasia (Bates, 1862)
  • Hypothyris connexa (Hall, 1939)
  • Hypothyris coeno (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Hypothyris daphnis d'Almeida, 1945
  • Hypothyris euclea (Godart, 1819) – common ticlear
  • Hypothyris fluonia (Hewitson, 1854)
  • Hypothyris gemella Fox, 1971
  • Hypothyris leprieuri (Feisthamel, 1835)
  • Hypothyris lycaste (Fabricius, 1793) – round-spotted ticlear
  • Hypothyris mamercus (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Hypothyris mansuetus (Hewitson, 1860)
  • Hypothyris moebiusi (Haensch, 1903)
  • Hypothyris ninonia (Hübner, [1806])
  • Hypothyris semifulva (Salvin, 1869)
  • Hypothyris thea (Hewitson, 1852)
  • Hypothyris vallonia (Hewitson, [1853])
• The Garsauritis species group
  • Hypothyris xanthostola (Bates, 1862)
• The Rhodussa species group
  • Hypothyris cantobrica (Hewitson, 1876)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3061757 entry