Taenaris

Taenaris
Taenaris macrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Amathusiini
Genus: Taenaris
Hübner, 1819[1]
Synonyms
  • Hiades Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
  • Hyades Boisduval, 1832
  • Tenaris Hübner, 1819
  • Drusilla Swainson, 1820
  • Morphotenaris Fruhstorfer, 1893
  • Elymniotenaris Fruhstorfer, 1911

Taenaris is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae that live in Australasia. All species have highly developed eyespots that are either blue or yellow.

Species

Mimics

Certain members of the genus Taenaris serve as models in Batesian mimicry complexes.[2]

References

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