EditorialThyridia, Print, Thyridia is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob H?bner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae...
EditorialTriphysa, Print, Triphysa is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus contains three species. The genus is sometimes included in Coenonympha.
EditorialTymetes, Print, Marpesia is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical and Nearctic realms.
EditorialCoenonympha, Print, Coenonympha is a butterfly genus belonging to the Coenonymphina, a subtribe of the browns (Satyrinae). The latter are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae). As a rule, Palearctic species are colloquially called h...
EditorialMechanitis, Print, Mechanitis is a genus of tigerwing (Ithomiini) butterflies, named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It has gained fame due to the metallic appearance of the chrysalis in...
EditorialNapeogenes, Print, Napeogenes is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Henry Walter Bates in 1862. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.
EditorialCethosia, Print, Cethosia, commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia.
EditorialPronophila, Print, Pronophila is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Pronophila occur in South America, including Peru, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
EditorialPierella, Print, Pierella is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico through Central America to South America. The species of Pierella have larger hindwings than forewings, unique among butterflies. Th...
EditorialMegalura, Print, Marpesia is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical and Nearctic realms.
EditorialMelanargia, Print, Melanargia is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae tribe Satyrini subtribe Melanargiina belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
EditorialPrepona, Print, Prepona is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are strong fliers in tropical forests where they feed on fermenting fruits and animal dung. The underside of the wings is pale greyish or brownish, ...
EditorialDircenna, Print, Dircenna is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Edward Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. The genus comprises fairly large ithomiines with elongated forewings which are cha...
EditorialPhyciodes, Print, Phyciodes, the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae.
EditorialAthesis, Print, Athesis is a Neotropical genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Edward Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.
EditorialCyrestis, Print, Cyrestis is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. They are known as map butterflies, so named because the wing-markings of some species resemble the lines of latitude and longitude of a world map. Cyrestis is a widespread genus ...
EditorialMelanargia, Print, Melanargia is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae tribe Satyrini subtribe Melanargiina belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
EditorialMelitaea, Print, Melitaea is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank.
EditorialAnartia, Print, Anartia is a genus of butterflies in family Nymphalidae, and subfamily Nymphalinae, found in tropical and subtropical areas in the Americas. The butterflies are known as peacocks, although the common European peacock (Inachis io) is not...
EditorialAprotopos, Print, Thyridia is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob H?bner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalida...
EditorialArgynnis, Print, Argynnis, one of several groups known as fritillaries, is the genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in Europe and Asia. The taxon Speyeria is now considered a subgenus of Argynnis.
EditorialAntirrhaea, Print, Pierella is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico through Central America to South America. The species of Pierella have larger hindwings than forewings, unique among butterflies. ...
EditorialTaenaris horsfieldii. A butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. . Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology and conchology, etc. London...