Nessaea

Nessaea is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation [pterobilin (biliverdin IXγ)] rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).

Species

Accepted species:

• Nessaea aglaura <small>Doubleday [1848]</small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing
• Nessaea ecuadorensis <small>Talbot 1932</small>
• Nessaea batesii <small>C. & R. Felder 1860</small> – Bates olivewing
• Nessaea magniplaga <small>Röber 1928</small>
• Nessaea hewitsonii <small>C. & R. Felder 1859</small> – Hewitson's olivewing
• Nessaea obrinus <small>Linnaeus 1758</small> – obrina olivewing
• Nessaea faventia <small>Fruhstorfer 1910</small>
• Nessaea latifascia <small>Röber 1928</small>
• Nessaea romani <small>Bryk 1953</small>
• Nessaea regina <small>Salvin 1869</small>
• Nessaea thalia <small>Bargmann 1928</small>

Unaccepted species:

• Nessaea margaretha <small>Krüger 1933</small> - unavailable name and infrasubspecific name
• Nessaea ancaeus <small>Linnaeus 1767</small> - junior subjective synonym
• Nessaea lesoudieri <small>Le Moult 1933</small> - junior subjective synonym
• Nessaea coniuncta <small>Krüger 1933</small> - unavailable name and infrasubspecific name

Images

References

• Vane-Wright, R.I. 1979. The coloration, identification and phylogeny of Nessaea butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 38: 27–56.

External links

• Images representing Nessaea at Encyclopedia of Life
• "Nessaea Hübner, [1819&#93;" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms