- Historis
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Historis Historis odius
(a specimen from museum collection)Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Nymphalinae Tribe: Coeini Genus: Historis
Hübner, [1819]Synonyms - Coea Hübner, [1819]
- Aganisthos Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]
- Megistanis Doubleday, 1844
Historis is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family found from Mexico to South America.[1]
Species
There are two recognised species:
- Historis acheronta (Fabricius, 1775) – Dashwing, Tailed Cecropian
- Historis odius (Fabricius, 1775) – Orion[2]
References
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