Memphis (butterfly)
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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
- ^ a b c *"Memphis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Lamas, G. (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Memphis (Nymphalidae).
Data related to Memphis at Wikispecies
- TOL
- images representing Memphis, at EoL
- BOA Photographs of type specimens.
- Pteron Images. In Japanese but binomial names. Two pages.
- Barcode of Life Includes images
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