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Emesis (butterfly)

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Emesis
E. cerea
Female E. lucinda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Tribe: Emesiini
Genus: Emesis
Fabricius, 1807
Species

41,[1] see text

Synonyms
  • Aphacitis Hübner, [1819]
  • Polystichtis Hübner, [1819]
  • Tapina Billberg, 1820
  • Nimula Blanchard, 1840
  • Polystichthis Agassiz, 1846
  • Nelone Boisduval, 1870

Emesis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies.

Species include:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Emesis orichalceus at Learn About Butterflies
  2. ^ Emesis thumbnails. Butterflies of America.
  3. ^ Emesis at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera