Zemeros emesoides | |
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Zemeros emesoides. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Zemeros |
Species: | Z. emesoides
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Binomial name | |
Zemeros emesoides |
Zemeros emesoides is a small butterfly that belongs to the family Riodinidae.
Zemeros emesoides is a midsized butterfly with coppery orange wings, characterized by orange and brown copper lines parallel to the margins. The underside wings have the same pattern.
Larvae feed on Maesa sp. ( Primulaceae).
This species can be found in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya and Singapore.