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Anthanassa
Sign in to saveAnthanassa is a genus of North and South American butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from the United States to South America. One authority places this genus as a subgenus of Phyciodes.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 88
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, ECOSUR, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, UMNH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica
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- Ardys Crescent.jpg
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- taxon name
- Anthanassa
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Anthanassa
- taxon common name
- Crescents
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Anthanassa is a genus of North and South American butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from the United States to South America. One authority places this genus as a subgenus of Phyciodes.
==Species== Listed alphabetically: Anthanassa acesas (Hewitson, 1864) Anthanassa annulata Higgins, 1981 Anthanassa ardys (Hewitson, 1864) – Ardys crescent, ardent crescent Anthanassa argentea (Godman & Salvin, [1882]) – chestnut crescent Anthanassa atronia (Bates, 1866) – brown crescent Anthanassa crithona (Salvin, 1871) – crithona crescent Anthanassa drusilla (C. & R. Felder, 1861) – orange-patched crescent Anthanassa dracaena (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – notched crescent Anthanassa drymaea (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – weak-banded crescent Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832) – Cuban crescentspot, Cuban crescent Anthanassa frisia tulcis (H.W. Bates, 1864) – pale-banded crescent Anthanassa nebulosa (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – blurry crescent Anthanassa otanes (Hewitson, 1864) – Otanes crescent, cloud-forest crescent, Blackened crescent Anthanassa ptolyca (Bates, 1864) – black crescent Anthanassa sitalces (Godman & Salvin, [1882]) – montane crescent, pine crescent Anthanassa sosis (Godman & Salvin, 1878) Anthanassa texana (Edwards, 1863) – Texan crescent
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