Emesis lucinda
| Emesis lucinda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Emesis |
| Species: | E. lucinda |
| Binomial name | |
| Emesis lucinda (Cramer, [1775])[1] | |
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The White-patched Emesis or Lucinda Metalmark (Emesis lucinda) is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and in Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.
The wingspan is about 36 mm.[2]
Subspecies
Emesis aurimna, Emesis eurydice, Emesis castigata, Emesis fastidiosa, Emesis glaucescens, Emesis liodes and Emesis spreta were all treated as subspecies of Emesis lucinda, but are now considered full species.[3]