Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Tribe Satyrini Genus Hermeuptychia Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Hermeuptychia, Hermeuptychia intricata, Butterflies and moths, Hermeuptychia sosybius, Satyrinae | ||
Hermeuptychia hermybius is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It has been recorded from the lower Rio Grande Valley region of Texas, along the Rio Grande from Laredo to the Gulf coast. It is also found in neighbouring Mexico (Tamaulipas, San Luis PotosÃ).
The length of the forewings is 16 mm.
The larvae feed on Panicum maximus.
Etymology
The species name refers to a fusion of the two words herm[es] beginning and [sos]ybius referring to Hermeuptychia hermes and Hermeuptychia sosybius.
References
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