Phystis
| Phystis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Genus: | Phystis Higgins, 1981 |
| Species: | P. simois |
| Binomial name | |
| Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States in the family Nymphalidae that contains the species Phystis simois.[1]
Subspecies
- P. s. chinchipensis (Hayward, 1964) (Peru)
- P. s. pratti (Hall, 1935) (Peru)
- P. s. simois (Hewitson, 1864) (Brazil)
- P. s. variegata (Röber, 1913) (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru)
References
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