Nessaea
{{Short description|Genus of brush-footed butterflies}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Nessaea batesii MHNT dos.jpg
| image_caption = Nessaea batesii from French Guiana
| taxon = Nessaea
| authority = Hübner, 1819
| type_species = Papilio ancaeus
| type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
| synonyms =
- Epicallia Erichson, 1848 (non Hübner, [1820]: preoccupied)
- Polychroa Billberg, 1820
| synonyms_ref =
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
- Nessaea aglaura Doubleday [1848]
- Nessaea ecuadorensis Talbot 1932
- Nessaea batesii C. & R. Felder 1860
- Nessaea magniplaga Röber 1928
- Nessaea hewitsonii C. & R. Felder 1859
- Nessaea obrinus Linnaeus 1758
- Nessaea faventia Fruhstorfer 1910
- Nessaea latifascia Röber 1928
- Nessaea romani Bryk 1953
- Nessaea regina Salvin 1869
- Nessaea thalia Bargmann 1928
}}
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)]Doug Taron, [http://gtapestry.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-all-in-structure.html "It's all in the structure"], Gossamer Tapestry, Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).
Species
Accepted species:{{LepIndex |id=159822 |accessdate=February 9, 2020}}
- Nessaea aglaura Doubleday [1848] – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing
- Nessaea ecuadorensis Talbot 1932
- Nessaea batesii C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing
- Nessaea magniplaga Röber 1928
- Nessaea hewitsonii C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing
- Nessaea obrinus Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing
- Nessaea faventia Fruhstorfer 1910
- Nessaea latifascia Röber 1928
- Nessaea romani Bryk 1953
- Nessaea regina Salvin 1869
- Nessaea thalia Bargmann 1928
- Nessaea margaretha Krüger 1933 - unavailable name and infrasubspecific name
- Nessaea ancaeus Linnaeus 1767 - junior subjective synonym
- Nessaea lesoudieri Le Moult 1933 - junior subjective synonym
- Nessaea coniuncta Krüger 1933 - unavailable name and infrasubspecific name
Images
File:Nessaeanag.jpg|Nessaea aglaura
File:Nessaea batesii MHNT.jpg|Nessaea batesii males
File:Nessaeaof.jpg|Nessaea obrinus female - upperside
File:Nessaeaom.jpg|Nessaea obrinus male - upperside
File:Nessaeaou.jpg|Nessaea obrinus - underside
File:Obrinus olivewing (Nessaea obrinus faventia).JPG|Obrinus olivewing (N. obrinus faventia, male, Brazil
File:Nesaea hewitsonii on my hand.jpg|Nessaea hewitsonii
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.
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Nessaea|Nessaea}}
- [http://eol.org/pages/19275/media Images representing Nessaea] at Encyclopedia of Life
- [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/biblidinae/nessaea/ "Nessaea Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Category:Taxa described in 1819
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