Semomesia croesus

Semomesia croesus
Semomesia croesus
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Rhopalocera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Semomesia
Species: S. croesus
Binomial name
Semomesia croesus
(Fabricius, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio croesus Fabricius, 1777
  • Mesosemia arybas Doubleday, 1847
  • Mesosemia sylvicolens Butler, 1877
  • Mesosemia thymetina Butler, 1869
  • Semomesia splendida Seitz, 1913

Semomesia croesus is a species of butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in most of South America.

Subspecies

  • Semomesia croesus croesus (Surinam, Brazil: Bahia, Pará)
  • Semomesia croesus meana (Hewitson, 1858) (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • Semomesia croesus trilineata (Butler, 1874) (Brazil: Amazonas, Colombia, Peru)
  • Semomesia croesus lacrimosa Stichel, 1915 (Colombia)
  • Semomesia croesus siccata Stichel, 1919 (Bolivia)
  • Semomesia croesus undosa Stichel, 1919 (Ecuador)

References

  1. ^ Semomesia at funet
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