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Melanitis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Satyrinae

Scientific name
  
Melanitis

Higher classification
  
Nymphalidae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Tribe
  
Melanitini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Melanitis phedima, Melanitis zitenius

A common evening brown melanitis leda butterfly emerges from its pupal case


Melanitis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Contents

Evening brown butterfly caterpillar melanitis leda bankia


Species

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  • Melanitis amabilis (Boisduval, 1832)
  • Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 – Blue Evening Brown
  • Melanitis atrax C. & R. Felder, 1863
  • Melanitis belinda Grose-Smith, 1895
  • Melanitis boisduvalia C. & R. Felder, 1863
  • Melanitis constantia (Cramer, [1777])
  • Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Evening Brown
  • Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 – Violet-eyed Evening Brown
  • Melanitis phedima (Cramer, [1780]) – Dark Evening Brown
  • Melanitis pyrrha Röber, 1887
  • Melanitis velutina (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
  • Melanitis zitenius (Herbst, 1796) – Great Evening Brown

    • Melanitis Butterflies of Africa Melanitis leda

    Melanitis Butterflies of India Melanitis leda

    Melanitis Butterflies of India Melanitis leda

    Melanitis Melanitis zitenius Great Evening Brown Butterflies of India

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    References

    Melanitis Wikipedia
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