Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Riodinidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Emesis | |
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Similar Emesis, Argyrogrammana, Eurybia, Nymphidium, Hyphilaria parthenis | ||
Emesis lucinda (white-patched emesis or lucinda metalmark) is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and in Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.
The wingspan is about 36 mm.
Subspecies
Emesis aurimna, Emesis eurydice, Emesis castigata, Emesis fastidiosa, Emesis glaucescens, Emesis liodes and Emesis spreta were all treated as subspecies of Emesis lucinda, but are now considered full species.
References
Emesis lucinda Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA