Memphis pithyusa

Memphis pithyusa, known generally as the pale-spotted leafwing or blue leafwing, is a species of leafwing in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern North America.[1][2][3]

Memphis pithyusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Memphis
Species:
M. pithyusa
Binomial name
Memphis pithyusa
(R. Felder, 1869)

The MONA or Hodges number for Memphis pithyusa is 4556.[4]

References

  1. "Memphis pithyusa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Memphis pithyusa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Memphis pithyusa". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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