Hermeuptychia hermes

Hermeuptychia hermes
in Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hermeuptychia
Species: H. hermes
Binomial name
Hermeuptychia hermes
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio hermes Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio camerta Cramer, [1780]
  • Oreas canthe Hübner, [1811]
  • Euptychia hermessa Hübner, [1819]
  • Euptychia nana Möschler, 1877
  • Hermeuptychia f. hermesina Forster, 1964
  • Hermeuptychia hermes isabella Anken, 1994

Hermeuptychia hermes, the Hermes Satyr, is a species of Hermeuptychia butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern Texas through Mexico to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso do Sul), Surinam and Bolivia. The habitat consists of forest edges and shaded lawns.

The wingspan is about 31 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Hermeuptychia, funet.fi


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