Nessaea
Sign in to saveNessaea 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)] rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyNymphalidae
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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)] rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).
==Species== Accepted species: 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