Memphis pithyusa

Memphis pithyusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Memphis
Species: M. pithyusa
Binomial name
Memphis pithyusa
(R. Felder, 1869)

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Memphis pithyusa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Memphis pithyusa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Memphis pithyusa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Memphis pithyusa". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

  • Ackery, P.R. (1988). "Hostplants and classification: a review of nymphalid butterflies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 33: 95–203.
  • Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
  • Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 17. ISSN 0066-8036.
  • Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-63279-X.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-79151-0.
  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40. ISSN 0022-4324.
  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.


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