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Family Amathusidae - Fauns - Plus Allies


Amathusia binghami


Amathusia perakana


Amathusia phidippus


Amathuxidia amythaon


Discophora necho


Discophora timora


Enispe euthymius


Faunis canens


Faunis gracilis


Faunis kirata


Melanocyma faunula


Morphotenarisschoenbergi


Stichopthalmacamadeva


Stichopthalmaeditha


Stichopthalmagodfreyi


Stichopthalmahowqua


Stichopthalmahowqua


Stichopthalmalouisa


Stichopthalmalouisa


Stichopthalmaneumogeni


Taenaris catops


Taenaris dina


Taenaris onolaus


Taenaris phorcas


Taenaris selene


Thaumantis diores


Thaumantis klugius


Thaumantis noureddin


Thaumantis odana


Thauria aliris


Xanthotaenia busiris


Zeuxidea amethystus


Zeuxidea aurelius


Zeuxidea doubledayi


Zeuxidea sibulana


Zeuxidealuxeri


Taenarisdiana


Taenarisurania


Amathuxidia plateni


Taenaris domitilla


Amathusiaphidippus


Taenarismyops


Taenarisartemis


Stichopthalmasparta

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Narrative

Amathusidae Family is a family of perhaps eighty species of medium and large-sized butterflies. The family is closely related to the Morphodae of South America. The Amathusids are found from India through Malaysia and Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Generally, the butterflies have relatively small bodies for their wing size and frequently have ocelli (eyespots) on the underside of their wings. In the genus Zeuxidea, there is marked sexual dimorphism as the females are very unlike their corresponding mates.

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Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Legged Animals
Class Insecta Insects
Order Lepidoptera Butterflies And Moths
Family Amathusidae Fauns - Plus Allies
SubFamily

References

TitleAuthorComments
Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part IID'Abrera, BernardBernard D'Abrera has spent his life photographing, studying, and writing about the collections at the British Museum. His superb works on butterflies contain all species portrayed life size, with many females, and many subspecies pictured. The butterfly scientist will find these books of great value. This volume covers Nymphalidae, Satyridae, and Amathusidae of the oriental region.
Butterfiles of the Afrotropical RegionD'Abrera, BernardBernard D'Abrera has spent his life photographing, studying, and writing about the collections at the British Museum. His superb works on butterflies contain all species portrayed life size, with many females; many subspecies pictured. The butterfly scientist will find these books of great value. This large volume covers all families of African butterflies.
Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part ID'Abrera, BernardBernard D'Abrera has spent his life photographing, studying, and writing about the collections at the British Museum. His superb works on butterflies contain all species portrayed life size, with many females, and many subspecies pictured. The butterfly scientist will find these books of great value. This volume covers the Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Danaidae of the oriental region.
The Butterflies of North AmericaHowe, William H.This giant book has 97 color plates figuring 2093 specimens of North American butterflies. The 633 pages contain very detailed information on all species and subspecies of butterflies found in North America.
The Butterflies of the Malay PeninsulaCorbert, A. StevenThis excellent and detailed book with over 550 pages covers in detail the butterflies of Malaysia. Some of the species are pictured in color, but most are pictured in black and white.
The Butterfly BookHolland W.J.For many years this work was the standard reference for the butterflies of North America. The 77 color plates picture most of the known species of butterflies.
Butterflies of the Australian RegionD'Abrera, BernardThis book is the work that earned Mr. D'Abrera his fame as the worlds premier author on butterfly books. Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands are covered in this work. All specimens are pictured life size. The color photography and color printing have set a standard that is difficult to equal.
International Butterfly BookSmart, PaulThis book has had numerous printings and various titles including some including words such as butterfly encyclopedia. The accuracy of the book is superb, and the color photogrphs showing about 2,000 different species are excellent. This is a must have for the beginning student of world wide butterflies. With the exception of the D'Abrera books which are more complete, this work is the best book we have seen.
Eastern MothsCovell, Charles V., Jr.This excellent book covers the moths of the eastern United States and Canada. Most species are pictured with color photographs, but some of the smaller species are shown with black and white photographs. 650 are shown in color and 650 are shown in black and white to total about 1,300 species covered.
Butterflies of AfricaWilliams, John G.436 species are described and 283 are illustrated in color. Although not all of the butterfly species found in Africa are shown, this guide covers most of the larger and more colorful species.
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