Antirrhea Hübner 1822

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Antirrhea adoptiva
Antirrhea archaea
Antirrhea geryon
Antirrhea hela
Antirrhea ornata
Antirrhea phasiana
Antirrhea philoctetes
Antirrhea pterocopha
Antirrhea taygetina
Antirrhea undulata
Antirrhea watkinsi

Containing group: Morphini

Introduction

A genus endemic to neotropical lowland and mid-elevation forest understorey. Although they do not exhibit the iridescent blue dorsal wing surfaces of Morpho, members of Antirrhea are quite large, and some species have rows of lavender spots on their hindwing margins.

Other Names for Antirrhea Hübner 1822

Antirrhaea Westwood 1851 incorrect subsequent spelling
Anchyphlebia Butler 1868 junior objective synonym
Anchiphlebia Butler 1868 junior objective synonym
Antirrhaea Boisduval 1870 incorrect subsequent spelling
Sinarista Weymer 1909 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Triteleuta Strand 1912 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Tristeleuta Sharp 1913 incorrect subsequent spelling

References

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

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Antirrhea philoctetes lindigii
Location	Río Chuchuví, Esmereldas, Ecuador
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Keith Willmott
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	ventral
Copyright	© 2007 Keith Willmott

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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First online 29 October 2006
Content changed 20 May 2009

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