Hypanartia
Encyclopedia
Hypanartia, commonly called mapwings, is a genus in the Nymphalidae
family found from Mexico
to South America
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family found from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species
- Hypanartia bella (Fabricius, 1793) – Bella Mapwing
- Hypanartia celestia Lamas, Willmott & Hall, 2001
- Hypanartia cinderella Lamas, Willmott & Hall, 2001
- Hypanartia charon (Hewitson, 1878)
- Hypanartia christophori Jasiñski, 1998
- Hypanartia dione (Latreille, 1813) – Banded Mapwing
- Hypanartia fassli Willmott, Hall & Lamas, 2001
- Hypanartia godmanii (Bates, 1864) – Godman's Mapwing
- Hypanartia kefersteini (Doubleday, 1847) – Red Mapwing
- Hypanartia lethe (Fabricius, 1793) – Orange Mapwing
- Hypanartia lindigii (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
- Hypanartia paullusHypanartia paullusThe Antillean Mapwing is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. It occurs in a wide variety of wooded habitats from sea level to 1,900 meters....
(Fabricius, 1793) – Antillean Mapwing - Hypanartia splendida Rothschild, 1903
- Hypanartia trimaculata Willmott, Hall & Lamas, 2001 – Reddish Mapwing