Memphis (butterfly)

Memphis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Charaxinae
Tribe:	Anaeini
Genus:	Memphis; Hübner, [1819]
Species
	Many, see text
Synonyms
	Corycia Hübner, [1825]; Cymatogramma Doubleday, [1849]; Cymatogramma Westwood, [1850]; Rydonia Salazar & Constantino, 2001; Annagrapha Salazar & Constantino, 2001; Anaea;

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:

(Doubleday, [1849])
(Hopffer, 1874)

Species group aureola:

(Staudinger, 1897)
(Bates, 1866)
(Godman & Salvin, [1884])
(H. Druce, 1874)

Species group verticordia:

(Hewitson, 1869) – white-patched leafwing^[3]
(Godman & Salvin, [1884]) – big-spotted leafwing^[3]
? (Godart, 1819)
(Hübner, 1824)

Species group arginussa:

(Geyer, 1832) – mottled leafwing^[3]
(Butler & H. Druce, 1872) – scarce leafwing^[3]
(H. Druce, 1877)
Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869) – blue leafwing, pale-spotted leafwing^[3]

Species group hedemanni:

(Röber, 1916)
(R. Felder, 1869) – double-banded leafwing^[3]
(Hopffer, 1874)

Species group glauce:

(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)

Species group appias:

(Hübner, [1825])
(Hall, 1935)
(Westwood, 1850) – corner-spotted leafwing^[3]

Species group polycarmes:

(H. Druce, 1874)
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
(Röber, 1916)
(Stoll, [1780])
(Hewitson, 1869)
(Godman & Salvin, [1884]) – Guatemalan leafwing^[3]
(H. Druce, 1877)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(Salvin, 1869)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(H. Druce, 1874)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(Hopffer, 1874)
(Fabricius, 1775)
(Salvin, 1869) – great leafwing^[3]

Species group moruus:

(Fabricius, 1775) – laurel leafwing^[3]
(Boisduval, 1870) – Boisduval's leafwing^[3]
(Doubleday, [1849]) – orange-striped leafwing^[3]

Species group eribotes:

(Hübner, [1819])
(H. Druce, 1874)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(Weymer, 1907)
(Cramer, [1775])
(Stoll, [1782])
(Hübner, 1825)
(Staudinger, 1887)

Species group iphis:

(H. Druce, 1876)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(H. Druce, 1877)
(Hopffer, 1874)
(Latreille, [1813])
(H. Druce, 1877)
(C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867])

Ungrouped:

C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 – pointed leafwing^[4]
Constantino, 1999
Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
Pyrcz, 1995
(Rotger, Escalante, & Coronado, 1965) – wavy-edged leafwing^[3]
Pyrcz, 1993
Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
(Miller & Miller, 1976)

Gallery[]

- MHNT

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ 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.
^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Pointed Leafwing Memphis eurypyle C. & R. Felder, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

External links[]

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.
"Taxonomy Browser: Memphis". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 9, 2020. Includes images.

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[funet-1] *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[2] Lamas, G. (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera.

[glass-3] ^ ^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.

[4] Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Pointed Leafwing Memphis eurypyle C. & R. Felder, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

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