Memphis (genus)
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| Museum specimen of Memphis moruus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
| Tribe: | Anaeini |
| Genus: | Memphis Hübner, 1819 |
Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
There are 61 species in the genus (Lamas, 2004). All are Neotropical and the undersides of the wings closely resemble dead leaves. In the past Memphis was considered a subgenus of Anaea.
Selected species:
- Memphis arachne (Cramer, 1776)
- Memphis florita (Druce, 1877)
- Memphis glaucone
- Memphis moruus
- Memphis polycarmes (Fabricius, 1775)
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Data related to Memphis at Wikispecies
- TOL
- BOA Photographs of type specimens.
- Funet Systematics
- Pteron Images.In Japanese but binomial names. Two pages.
- Barcode of Life Includes images
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