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Genus of butterflies
Anthanassa is a genus of North and South American
butterflies of the family
Nymphalidae found from the United States to
South America . One authority places this genus as a subgenus of
Phyciodes .
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Species
Listed alphabetically:
[1]
[2]
Anthanassa acesas (Hewitson, 1864)
Anthanassa annulata Higgins, 1981
Anthanassa ardys (Hewitson, 1864) – Ardys crescent, ardent crescent
Anthanassa argentea (Godman & Salvin, [1882]) – chestnut crescent
Anthanassa atronia (Bates, 1866) – brown crescent
Anthanassa crithona (Salvin, 1871) – crithona crescent
Anthanassa drusilla (C. & R. Felder, 1861) – orange-patched crescent
Anthanassa dracaena (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – notched crescent
Anthanassa drymaea (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – weak-banded crescent
Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832) – Cuban crescentspot, Cuban crescent
Anthanassa nebulosa (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – blurry crescent
Anthanassa otanes (Hewitson, 1864) – Otanes crescent, cloud-forest crescent, Blackened crescent
Anthanassa ptolyca (Bates, 1864) – black crescent
Anthanassa sitalces (Godman & Salvin, [1882]) – montane crescent, pine crescent
Anthanassa sosis (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
Anthanassa texana (Edwards, 1863) – Texan crescent
References
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b Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America Sunstreak Books, pp. 89-91.
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"Anthanassa Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms