Eresia (butterfly) explained

Eresia is a genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae. Eresia forms complex mimicry rings with Heliconiinae and Ithomiinae.

Species

Listed alphabetically:^{[1] [2]}

• Eresia actinote Salvin, 1869
• Eresia carme Doubleday, [1847]
• Eresia casiphia Hewitson, 1869 – three-banded crescent
• Eresia clio (Linnaeus, 1758) – creamy crescent, Clio crescent, common crescent
• Eresia datis Hewitson, 1864 – Datis crescent, Hewitson's Mimic
• Eresia emerantia Hewitson, 1857 – Emerantia crescent
• Eresia erysice (Geyer, 1832)
• Eresia estebana (Hall, 1929)
• Eresia eunice (Hübner, [1807]) – Eunice crescent, tiger crescent (type for the genus)
• Eresia ithomioides Hewitson, 1864 – three-banded crescent, ithomioides crescent, variable crescent
• Eresia letitia Hewitson, 1869
• Eresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Peruvian crescent, Nauplius crescent
• Eresia lansdorfi (Godart, 1819) – Lansdorf's crescent
• Eresia levina Hewitson, 1872
• Eresia olivencia Bates, 1864
• Eresia pelonia Hewitson, 1852 – mimic crescent, Polina crescent
• Eresia perna Hewitson, 1852
• Eresia phillyra Hewitson, 1852 – square-tipped crescent
• Eresia polina Hewitson, 1852 – Polina crescent
• Eresia sticta Schaus, 1913

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/eresia/ "Eresia Boisduval, [1836]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87, 145.