Hypothyris

Hypothyris is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1821. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

Hypothyris
Hypothyris ninonia - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Danainae
Tribe:
Ithomiini
Genus:
Hypothyris

Hübner, 1821
Type species
Nereis ninonia
Hübner, [1806]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Dynothea Reakirt, [1866]
  • Mansueta d'Almeida, 1922
  • Pseudomechanitis Röber, 1930
  • Garsauritis d'Almeida, 1938
  • Rhodussa d'Almeida, 1939

Species

Arranged alphabetically within species groups:[1]

  • Unknown species group
    • Hypothyris anastasia (Bates, 1862)
    • Hypothyris connexa (Hall, 1939)
    • Hypothyris coeno (Doubleday, 1847)
    • Hypothyris daphnis d'Almeida, 1945
    • Hypothyris euclea (Godart, 1819) – common ticlear
    • Hypothyris fluonia (Hewitson, 1854)
    • Hypothyris gemella Fox, 1971
    • Hypothyris leprieuri (Feisthamel, 1835)
    • Hypothyris lycaste (Fabricius, 1793) – round-spotted ticlear
    • Hypothyris mamercus (Hewitson, 1869)
    • Hypothyris mansuetus (Hewitson, 1860)
    • Hypothyris moebiusi (Haensch, 1903)
    • Hypothyris ninonia (Hübner, [1806])
    • Hypothyris semifulva (Salvin, 1869)
    • Hypothyris thea (Hewitson, 1852)
    • Hypothyris vallonia (Hewitson, [1853])
  • The Garsauritis species group
    • Hypothyris xanthostola (Bates, 1862)
  • The Rhodussa species group
    • Hypothyris cantobrica (Hewitson, 1876)

References
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  1. Hypothyris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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