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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Satyrs, Morphos, and Allies (Subfamily Satyrinae)

-Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs (Tribe Satyrini)

-Subtribe Euptychiina

-Genus Hermeuptychia

-Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)


''Hermeuptychia hermes'', the Hermes Satyr, is a species of Hermeuptychia butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern Texas through Mexico to Brazil. The habitat consists of forest edges and shaded lawns. The wingspan is about 31 mm.

Hermes Satyr (Open)

Hermeuptychia hermes

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