Napaea (butterfly)

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Napaea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Subfamily:
Riodininae
Genus:
Napaea

Hübner, 1819

Napaea is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.

Napaea contains strong butterflies with a robust body. The margin of the forewings is not projecting so far, the apex not so very falcate (sickle shaped), the costal of the forewing is not connected with the subcostal. They have a distinctive pattern of metallic blue or white or yellow comma-shaped marks, chevrons or punctiform spots, although in some species the markings are greatly reduced. They found in primary and degraded forest. The butterflies perch with the wings outspread in bushes near the skirts of the forests, out of which they may be beaten. They are not common.

Taxonomy[]

Now includes Cremna.

Species[]

  • Stichel, 1910 present in Brazil
  • (Bates, 1867) present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia and Brazil
  • Warren & Opler, 1999 present in Mexico
  • (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil
  • (Bates, 1867) present in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Suriname and Brazil
  • Hall, Harvey & Gallard, 2005
  • (Thieme, 1907) present in Ecuador
  • (Bates, 1867) present in Brazil
  • Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador
  • (Fabricius, 1793) present in French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay and Peru
  • (Westwood, 1851) present in French Guiana and Brazil
  • Zikán, 1952 present in Brazil
  • (C. & R. Felder, 1865) present in Brazil
  • (Möschler, 1877) present in French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname
  • Stichel, 1910 present in Bolivia
  • (Godman & Salvin, 1878) present in Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador
  • Hall & Lamas, 2001 present in Peru
  • (Boisduval, 1870) present in Mexico and Brazil
  • Stichel, 1923 present in Brazil

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