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Zemeros emesoides
Zemeros emesoides. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Zemeros
Species:
Z. emesoides
Binomial name
Zemeros emesoides
C. & R. Felder, 1860

Zemeros emesoides is a small butterfly that belongs to the family Riodinidae.

Subspecies

  • Zemeros emesoides emesoides - Peninsular Malaya
  • Zemeros emesoides zynias Fruhstorfer, 1914- Sumatra
  • Zemeros emesoides bangueyanus Fruhstorfer, 1912 - Banggi
  • Zemeros emesoides eso Fruhstorfer, 1904 – Borneo

Description

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).

Distribution

This species can be found in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya and Singapore.

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