Athesis

For the river which was called Athesis in ancient period, see Adige.

Athesis
Athesis acrisione
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Danainae
Tribe:
Ithomiini
Genus:
Athesis

Doubleday, [1847]
Type species
Athesis clearista
Doubleday, 1847
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Roswellia Fox, 1948

Athesis is a Neotropical genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Edward Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

Species

Arranged alphabetically:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Athesis Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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