Microtia (butterfly)
| Microtia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Genus: | Microtia Bates, 1864 |
| Species: | M. elva |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtia elva Bates, 1864 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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).[1]
Subspecies
- M. e. elva (Guatemala, Nicaragua)
- M. e. horni Rebel, 1906 (Mexico, Oaxaca)
References
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