Archimestra
Archimestra | |
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Figure 5 Nouveaux Memoires Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou Ménétriés | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Biblidinae |
Tribe: | Biblidini |
Genus: | Archimestra Munroe, 1949 |
Species: | A. teleboas |
Binomial name | |
Archimestra teleboas (Ménétriés, 1832)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Archimestra is a monotypic genus of nymphalid butterfly. It contains only one species, Archimestra teleboas, which is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[2]
The length of the forewings is 19–25 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with a white pattern.[3]