Nessaea is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation [pterobilin (biliverdin IXγ)][2] rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).
| Nessaea | |
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| Nessaea batesii from French Guiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Epicaliini |
| Genus: | Nessaea Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Papilio ancaeus | |
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Species edit
Accepted species:[1]
- Nessaea aglaura Doubleday [1848] – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing
- Nessaea ecuadorensis Talbot 1932
- Nessaea batesii C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing
- Nessaea magniplaga Röber 1928
- Nessaea hewitsonii C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing
- Nessaea obrinus Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing
- Nessaea faventia Fruhstorfer 1910
- Nessaea latifascia Röber 1928
- Nessaea romani Bryk 1953
- Nessaea regina Salvin 1869
- Nessaea thalia Bargmann 1928
Unaccepted species:[1]
- Nessaea margaretha Krüger 1933 - unavailable name and infrasubspecific name
- Nessaea ancaeus Linnaeus 1767 - junior subjective synonym
- Nessaea lesoudieri Le Moult 1933 - junior subjective synonym
- Nessaea coniuncta Krüger 1933 - unavailable name and infrasubspecific name
Images edit
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Nessaea aglaura -
Nessaea batesii males -
Nessaea obrinus female - upperside -
Nessaea obrinus male - upperside -
Nessaea obrinus - underside -
Obrinus olivewing (N. obrinus faventia, male, Brazil
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References edit
- Vane-Wright, R.I. 1979. The coloration, identification and phylogeny of Nessaea butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 38: 27–56.
- ^ a b c Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nessaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Doug Taron, "It's all in the structure", Gossamer Tapestry, Retrieved January 25, 2017
External links edit
Media related to Nessaea at Wikimedia Commons- Images representing Nessaea at Encyclopedia of Life
- "Nessaea Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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