Memphis (genus)

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]
Species
many, see text
Synonyms
Corycia Hübner, [1825]^[1] Cymatogramma Doubleday, [1849] Cymatogramma Westwood, [1850] Rydonia Salazar & Constantino, 2001 Annagrapha Salazar & Constantino, 2001 Anaea

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]

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) – White-patched Leafwing^[3]
Memphis perenna (Godman & Salvin, [1884]) – Big-spotted Leafwing^[3]
?Memphis pleione (Godart, 1819)
Memphis verticordia (Hübner, 1824)

Species-group arginussa:

Memphis arginussa (Geyer, 1832) – Mottled Leafwing^[3]
Memphis herbacea (Butler & Druce, 1872) – Scarce Leafwing^[3]
Memphis lemnos (Druce, 1877)
Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869) – Blue Leafwing, Pale-spotted Leafwing^[3]

Species-group hedemanni:

Memphis acaudata (Röber, 1916)
Memphis hedemanni (R. Felder, 1869) – Double-banded Leafwing^[3]
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) – Corner-spotted Leafwing^[3]

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]) – Guatemalan Leafwing^[3]
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) – Great Leafwing^[3]

Species-group moruus:

Memphis moruus (Fabricius, 1775) – Laurel Leafwing^[3]
Memphis oenomais (Boisduval, 1870) – Boisduval's Leafwing^[3]
Memphis philumena (Doubleday, [1849]) – Orange-striped Leafwing^[3]

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^[4]
Memphis juliani Constantino, 1999
Memphis maria Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
Memphis montesino Pyrcz, 1995
Memphis neidhoeferi (Rotger, Escalante, & Coronado, 1965) – Wavy-edged Leafwing^[3]
Memphis salinasi Pyrcz, 1993
Memphis viloriae Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
Memphis wellingi (Miller & Miller, 1976)

Gallery

References

1 2 3 Memphis, funet.fi
↑ Lamas, G. (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. pp.124-127.
↑ Memphis eurypyle, Butterflies and Moths of North America

External links

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Data related to Memphis at Wikispecies

TOL
images representing Memphis, at EoL
BOA Photographs of type specimens.
Memphis at Funet, Systematics
Pteron Images. In Japanese but binomial names. Two pages.
Barcode of Life Includes images

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