Ithomiini

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Ithomiini
Pteronomyia apuleia from Bolivia
Pteronomyia apuleia from Bolivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danaidae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Diversity
c.370 spp.
Genera

45-50 genera

Ithomiini is a Danaid butterfly tribe. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily (Ithomiinae). They are exclusively Neotropical found in humid forest from sea-level to 3000m. There are around 370 species in some 45-50 genera.

[edit] References

  • Lamas, G. (1999). Nymphalidae II Pt. 3 Ithomiinae. In: E. Bauer & T. Frankenbach (Eds.), Butterflies of the World. (pp. 1-17). Keltern, Germany: Goecke & Evers.
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[edit] See Also

Mimicry

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