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Emesis Fabricius 1807

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Emesis adelpha
Emesis aerigera
Emesis angularis
Emesis ares
Emesis arnacis
Emesis aurimna
Emesis brimo
Emesis castigata
Emesis cereus
Emesis condigna
Emesis cypria
Emesis diogenia
Emesis elegia
Emesis emesia
Emesis eurydice
Emesis fastidiosa
Emesis fatimella
Emesis glaucescens
Emesis guttata
Emesis heterochroa
Emesis heteroclita
Emesis lacrines
Emesis liodes
Emesis lucinda
Emesis lupina
Emesis mandana
Emesis neemias
Emesis ocypore
Emesis orichalceus
Emesis poeas
Emesis russula
Emesis satema
Emesis saturata
Emesis sinuatus
Emesis spreta
Emesis tegula
Emesis temesa
Emesis tenedia
Emesis toltec
Emesis vimena
Emesis vulpina
Emesis xanthosa
Emesis zela

Containing group: Riodininae - incertae sedis

Introduction

A large genus of relatively stout riodinids, ranging from the southwestern U. S. to Argentina.

Other Names for Emesis Fabricius 1807

Aphacitis Hübner 1819 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Polystichtis Hübner 1819 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Tapina Billberg 1820 unnecessary replacement name; junior objective synonym
Nimula Blanchard 1840 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Polystichthis Aggasiz 1846 unjustified emendation
Nelone Boisduval 1870 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

References

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Information on the Internet

Gerardo Lamas: Riodinidae of the World available for download at Global Butterfly Names

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Emesis zela
Location	Sonora, Mexico
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Andrew V. Z. Brower
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	dorsal
Source	Ares Metalmark
Source Collection	Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright	© 2000 Priscilla Brodkin

Scientific Name	Emesis ares
Location	Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County (Arizona, USA)
Creator	T. W. Davies
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Source	Emesis ares; Ares metalmark butterfly
Source Collection	CalPhotos
Copyright	© 1999 California Academy of Sciences

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First online 10 May 2007
Content changed 04 June 2008

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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2008. Emesis Fabricius 1807. Version 04 June 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Emesis/105614/2008.06.04 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/