Necyria
| Necyria | |
|---|---|
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| Necyria bellona westwoodi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Tribe: | Riodinini |
| Genus: | Necyria Westwood, 1851 |
Necyria is a Neotropical metalmark butterfly genus.
There are three species which all have colourful iridescent markings. They are forest insects. Some are part of mimetic complexes.
The genus was erected by John Obadiah Westwood in 1851. The subspecies shown in the taxobox is named in Westwood’s honour.
Species
- Necyria bellona
- Necyria ingaretha
- Necyria duellona
References
- Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera
External links
- Funet Systematics.
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