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Microtia (butterfly)

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Subfamily
  
Scientific name
  
Microtia

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Genus

Phylum
  
Family
  
Tribe
  
Higher classification
  
Melitaeini

Similar
  
Butterfly, Nymphalidae, Butterflies and moths, Nymphalinae, Anthanassa

Microtia is a monophyletic genus of butterflies from southern United States and Central America in the family Nymphalidae that contains the species elf (Microtia elva). Larvae of this species feed on Tetramerium and other species in the family Acanthaceae.

Subspecies

  • M. e. elva (Guatemala, Nicaragua)
  • M. e. horni Rebel, 1906 (Mexico, Oaxaca)
  • References

    Microtia (butterfly) Wikipedia


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