Eumaeini
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Sections of Eumaeini are based on the classification of Robbins (2004). Many of the species, particularly the neotropical ones, were originally described in the catch-all genus Thecla, which is now restricted to a genus of just two Palearctic species in a separate tribe.
References
Bridges, C. A. 1988 Catalogue of family-group and genus-group names (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Urbana, IL: Charles A. Bridges.
Eliot, J. N. 1973 The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28, 371-505, 6 pls.
Robbins, R. K. 2004. 2004e. Lycaenidae. Theclinae. Tribe Eumaeini, pp. 118-137. In: Lamas, G. (Ed.), Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In: Heppner, J. B. (Ed.), Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 5A. Gainesville, Association for Tropical Lepidoptera; Scientific Publishers.
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Scientific Name | Callophrys xami |
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Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
Comments | Laying eggs on succulent (Larval foodplant) |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Sex | Female |
Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
Source Collection | Maryposa |
Copyright |
© Maria Franco
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Scientific Name | Mithras nautes |
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Location | Brazil: Rondônia, Poto Velho, Rancho Grande |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Hank Brodkin |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | ventral |
Source | Nautes Hairstreak (Mithras nautes) |
Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
Copyright | © 2006 Hank Brodkin |
Scientific Name | Eumaeus atala |
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Location | Palm Beach County, Florida, USA |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Patrick Coin |
Behavior | Female ovipositing on hostplant, (Zamia pumila, a cycad). |
Sex | Female |
Life Cycle Stage | adult (imago) |
View | lateral |
Source | Photo#5432 |
Source Collection | BugGuide.Net |
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Copyright |
© 2004 Patrick Coin
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