Hermeuptychia hermes, the Hermes satyr, is a species of Hermeuptychia butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Texas through Mexico to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso do Sul), Suriname and Bolivia. The habitat consists of forest edges and shaded lawns.
Hermeuptychia hermes | |
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Both in Colombia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hermeuptychia |
Species: | H. hermes
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Binomial name | |
Hermeuptychia hermes | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 31 mm.
References
edit- ^ "Hermeuptychia Forster, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms