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Memphis Hübner 1819

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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formerly considered a subgenus of Aenea

Memphis acaudata
Memphis acidalia
Memphis alberta
Memphis ambrosia
Memphis anassa
Memphis anna
Memphis appias
Memphis arginussa
Memphis artacaena
Memphis aulica
Memphis aureola
Memphis basilia
Memphis beatrix
Memphis boliviana
Memphis catinka
Memphis cerealia
Memphis cleomestra
Memphis cluvia
Memphis dia
Memphis falcata
Memphis forreri
Memphis glauce
Memphis grandis
Memphis hedemanni
Memphis herbacea
Memphis hirta
Memphis iphis
Memphis juliani
Memphis laertes
Memphis laura
Memphis lemnos
Memphis leonida
Memphis lineata
Memphis lorna
Memphis lyceus
Memphis maria
Memphis moeris
Memphis montesino
Memphis mora
Memphis moruus
Memphis neidhoeferi
Memphis nenia
Memphis oenomais
Memphis offa
Memphis otrere
Memphis pasibula
Memphis perenna
Memphis phantes
Memphis philumena
Memphis pithyusa
Memphis polycarmes
Memphis polyxo
Memphis praxias
Memphis proserpina
Memphis pseudiphis
Memphis salinasi
Memphis verticordia
Memphis viloriae
Memphis wellingi
Memphis xenippa
Memphis xenocles

Containing group: Anaeini

Introduction

The wings of the diverse neotropical genus Memphis bear a remarkable resemblance to dead leaves.

Other Names for Memphis Hübner 1819

Corycia Hübner 1825 invalid junor homonym of Corycia Hübner 1823 (Noctuidae)
Cymatogramma Doubleday 1849 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Euschatzia Grote 1898 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Rydonia Salazar & Constantino 2001 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Annagrapha Salazar & Constantino 2001 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

References

Lamas G ed. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Memphis forreri
Location	Mexico: Tamaulipas, Cañon de Novillo
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Gill Carter
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	dorsal
Source	Forrer's Memphis (Memphis forreri)
Source Collection	Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright	© 2002 Gill Carter

Scientific Name	Memphis forreri
Location	Mexico: San Luís Potosí, El Naranjo
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Gill Carter
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	ventral
Source	Forrer's Memphis (Memphis forreri)
Source Collection	Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright	© 2003 Gill Carter

About This Page

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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First online 05 November 2006
Content changed 22 May 2009

Citing this page:

Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2009. Memphis Hübner 1819. Version 22 May 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Memphis/70541/2009.05.22 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/