Memphis (genus)

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Memphis
Museum specimen of Memphis moruus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Memphis
Hübner, [1819][1]

Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.

There are 61 species in the genus.[2] All are Neotropical and the undersides of the wings closely resemble dead leaves. In the past Memphis was considered a subgenus of Anaea.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups.[1] For species accounts in simple French see .

Species-group pasibula:

  • Memphis pasibula (Doubleday, [1849])
  • Memphis falcata (Hopffer, 1874)

Species-group aureola:

  • Memphis anna (Staudinger, 1897)
  • Memphis aureola (Bates, 1866)
  • Memphis dia (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
  • Memphis polyxo (Druce, 1874)

Species-group verticordia:

  • Memphis artacaena (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Memphis perenna (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
  • ?Memphis pleione (Godart, 1819)
  • Memphis verticordia (Hübner, 1824)

Species-group arginussa:

  • Memphis arginussa (Geyer, 1832)
  • Memphis herbacea (Butler & Druce, 1872)
  • Memphis lemnos (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869) – Blue Leafwing

Species-group hedemanni:

  • Memphis acaudata (Röber, 1916)
  • Memphis hedemanni (R. Felder, 1869)
  • Memphis praxias (Hopffer, 1874)

Species-group glauce:

  • Memphis glauce (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Species-group appias:

  • Memphis appias (Hübner, [1825])
  • Memphis xenippa (Hall, 1935)
  • Memphis xenocles (Westwood, 1850)

Species-group polycarmes:

  • Memphis ambrosia (Druce, 1874)
  • Memphis anassa (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
  • Memphis aulica (Röber, 1916)
  • Memphis basilia (Stoll, [1780])
  • Memphis cleomestra (Hewitson, 1869)
  • Memphis forreri (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
  • Memphis grandis (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis laura (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis lineata (Salvin, 1869)
  • Memphis lyceus (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis mora (Druce, 1874)
  • Memphis nenia (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis offa (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis phantes (Hopffer, 1874)
  • Memphis polycarmes (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Memphis proserpina (Salvin, 1869)

Species-group moruus:

  • Memphis moruus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Memphis oenomais (Boisduval, 1870)
  • Memphis philumena (Doubleday, [1849])

Species-group eribotes:

  • Memphis acidalia (Hübner, [1819])
  • Memphis beatrix (Druce, 1874)
  • Memphis catinka (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis hirta (Weymer, 1907)
  • Memphis laertes (Cramer, [1775])
  • Memphis leonida (Stoll, [1782])
  • Memphis otrere (Hübner, 1825)
  • Memphis pseudiphis (Staudinger, 1887)

Species-group iphis:

  • Memphis alberta (Druce, 1876)
  • Memphis boliviana (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis cerealia (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis cluvia (Hopffer, 1874)
  • Memphis iphis (Latreille, [1813])
  • Memphis lorna (Druce, 1877)
  • Memphis moeris (C. & R. Felder, [1867])

Ungrouped:

  • Memphis eurypyle C. & R. Felder, 1862 – Pointed Leafwing[3]
  • Memphis juliani Constantino, 1999
  • Memphis maria Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
  • Memphis montesino Pyrcz, 1995
  • Memphis neidhoeferi (Rotger, Escalante, & Coronado, 1965)
  • Memphis salinasi Pyrcz, 1993
  • Memphis viloriae Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
  • Memphis wellingi (Miller & Miller, 1976)


Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Memphis, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Lamas, G. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera.
  3. ↑ Memphis eurypyle, Butterflies and Moths of North America

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