Eresia is a genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae. Eresia forms complex mimicry rings with Heliconiinae and Ithomiinae.
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| Eresia polina, Colombia | |
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| Eresia eunice eunice - MHNT | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Subtribe: | Phyciodina |
| Genus: | Eresia Boisduval, [1836] |
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Species edit
- Eresia actinote Salvin, 1869
- Eresia carme Doubleday, [1847]
- Eresia casiphia Hewitson, 1869 – three-banded crescent
- Eresia clio (Linnaeus, 1758) – creamy crescent, Clio crescent, common crescent
- Eresia datis Hewitson, 1864 – Datis crescent, Hewitson's Mimic
- Eresia emerantia Hewitson, 1857 – Emerantia crescent
- Eresia erysice (Geyer, 1832)
- Eresia estebana (Hall, 1929)
- Eresia eunice (Hübner, [1807]) – Eunice crescent, tiger crescent (type for the genus)
- Eresia ithomioides Hewitson, 1864 – three-banded crescent, ithomioides crescent, variable crescent
- Eresia letitia Hewitson, 1869
- Eresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Peruvian crescent, Nauplius crescent
- Eresia lansdorfi (Godart, 1819) – Lansdorf's crescent
- Eresia levina Hewitson, 1872
- Eresia olivencia Bates, 1864
- Eresia pelonia Hewitson, 1852 – mimic crescent, Polina crescent
- Eresia perna Hewitson, 1852
- Eresia phillyra Hewitson, 1852 – square-tipped crescent
- Eresia polina Hewitson, 1852 – Polina crescent
- Eresia sticta Schaus, 1913
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Eresia nauplius - MHNT
References edit
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- ^ "Eresia Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87, 145.