Greta (genus)

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Greta
Greta morgane
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked) Rhopalocera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Danainae Tribe: Ithomiini Genus: Greta Hemming, 1934
Type species
Hymenitis diaphane Hübner, 1773
Species
Greta cubana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Greta diaphanus (Drury, 1773) Greta gardneri (Weeks, 1901) Greta hermana (Haensch, 1903) Greta morgane (Geyer, 1837) Greta nero (Hewitson, 1854) Greta oto (Hewitson, 1854) Greta telesilla (Weymer, 1899)
Synonyms
Hymenitis Hübner, 1816 Hypomenitis Fox, 1945

Greta is a genus of ithomiine butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming in 1934. They are in the Brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae, and are found mostly in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

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Note: Names preceded by an equal sign ( = ) are synonyms. ORIG indicates original name. Source: Nymphalidae Study Group website

• Greta Hemming, 1934 ( = Hymenitis Hübner, 1816)
  • Greta andromica (Hewitson, 1854) ( = Hypoleria andromica (Hewitson, 1854))
    • Greta andromica andromica (Hewitson, 1854)
    • Greta andromica lyra (Salvin, 1869)
  • Greta annette (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844)
  • Greta cubana (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1862)
  • Greta dercetis (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847)
  • Greta diaphanus (Drury, 1773) original name Papilio diaphanus Drury, 1773 ( = Hymenitis diaphane Hübner, 1816)
  • Greta libethris (Felder & Felder, 1867) ( = Hypoleria libethris )
  •  ?Greta lydia Weymer
  • Greta morgane (Geyer, 1833)
  • Greta nero (Hewitson, 1854)
  • Greta oto (Hewitson, 1854)
  • Greta polissena
    • Greta polissena polissena
    • Greta polissena umbrana (Haensch, 1909)

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