Historis
{{Short description|Genus of insects}}
{{For|the mythical figure|Galanthis}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Historis odius (ventre).jpg
| image_caption = Historis odius
| taxon = Historis
| authority = Hübner, [1819]
| synonyms =
- Coea Hübner, [1819]
- Aganisthos Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]
- Megistanis Doubleday, 1844
}}
Historis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/historis/ "Historis Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Species
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There are two recognised species:
- Historis acheronta (Fabricius, 1775) – dashwing, tailed cecropian
- Historis odius (Fabricius, 1775) – stinky leafwing, OrionStiling, P.D. (1986) Butterflies and Other Insects of the Caribbean. New York: Macmillan Caribbean. p.52.
File:Historis acheronta acheronta MHNT.jpg|{{center|Historis acheronta - MHNT}}
File:Historis odius.jpg|{{center|Historis odius – MHNT}}
==References==
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Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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