Athesis

Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Athesis

Athesis acrisione
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Nymphalidae

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Danainae

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Ithomiini

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Athesis

Doubleday, [1847]

Type species
Athesis clearista

Doubleday, 1847

Species

See text

Synonyms

* Roswellia Fox, 1948

Athesis is a Neotropical genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Edward Doubleday in 1847. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

## Species

Arranged alphabetically:[1]

* Athesis acrisione Hewitson, 1869
* Athesis clearista Doubleday, [1847]
* Athesis vitrala Kaye, 1918

## References

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1. ↑ "Athesis Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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