Mesene
- Mesene babosa
- Mesene bomilcar
- Mesene celetes
- Mesene citrinella
- Mesene croceella
- Mesene cyneas
- Mesene epaphus
- Mesene florus
- Mesene hyale
- Mesene ingrumaensis
- Mesene leucophrys
- Mesene leucopus
- Mesene margaretta
- Mesene monostigma
- Mesene mygdon
- Mesene nepticula
- Mesene nola
- Mesene paraena
- Mesene patawa
- Mesene phareus
- Mesene philonis
- Mesene pyrippe
- Mesene sardonyx
- Mesene silaris
- Mesene simplex
- Mesene veleda
- Mesene leucogyna
- Mesene bigemmis
Introduction
A large neotropical genus. Some species appear to be involved in mimetic relationships with geometrid and tortricid moths.References
Hall JPW and Lamas G. 2007. Four new symmachiine taxa from the eastern Andes of Peru and Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Zootaxa 1533: 41-52.
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
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Scientific Name | Mesene phareus |
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Location | Rio Cristalino Lodge, Matto Grosso, Brasil |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Will Carter |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | dorsal |
Source | Phareus Geomark |
Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
Copyright | © 2003 Will Carter |
Scientific Name | Mesene leucopus |
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Location | Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Will Carter |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | dorsal |
Source | Leucopus Geomark |
Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
Copyright | © 2003 Will Carter |
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