| Anartia | |
|---|---|
| White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Victorinini |
| Genus: | Anartia Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Papilio jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763) |
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| Species | |
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5 sp., see text |
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Anartia is a genus of butterflies in family Nymphalidae, and subfamily Nymphalinae, found in tropical and subtropical areas in the Americas. The butterflies are known as Peacocks, although the common European Peacock (Inachis io) is not in the same genus.
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