Nessaea batesii

Species of butterfly

Nessaea batesii
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Nessaea
Species:
N. batesii
Binomial name
Nessaea batesii
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epicalia batesii C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Nessaea batesi

Nessaea batesii, the Bates olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and the lower Amazon in Brazil.[2]

The length of the wings is 29–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females.[3]

Subspecies

  • Nessaea batesii batesii (Brazil (Pará))
  • Nessaea batesii magniplaga Röber, 1928 (Suriname)

References

  1. ^ "Nessaea Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Neotropical Nymphalidae VII. Revision of Nessaea
  3. ^ Butterflies of Amazonia - Nessaea batesii
Taxon identifiers
Nessaea batesii


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