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Archimestra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Tribe
  
Biblidini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Biblidinae

Species
  
A. teleboas

Rank
  
Genus

Archimestra

Similar
  
Mesoxantha, Neptidopsis, Laringa castelnaui, Cybdelis, Eurytela

Archimestra is a monotypic genus of nymphalid butterfly. It contains only one species, Archimestra teleboas, which is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The length of the forewings is 19–25 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with a white pattern.

References

Archimestra Wikipedia