Taenaris

Taenaris is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae that live in Australasia. All species have highly developed eyespots that are either blue or yellow.

Taenaris
Taenaris macrops
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Taenaris

Synonyms
  • Hiades Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
  • Hyades Boisduval, 1832
  • Tenaris Hübner, 1819
  • Drusilla Swainson, 1820
  • Morphotenaris Fruhstorfer, 1893
  • Elymniotenaris Fruhstorfer, 1911

Species

Mimics

Certain members of the genus Taenaris serve as models in Batesian mimicry complexes.[2]

References

  1. Taenaris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. http://eol.org/pages/17397/details


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