Memphis pithyusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Anaeini |
Genus: | Memphis |
Species: | M. pithyusa
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Binomial name | |
Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869)
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Memphis pithyusa, known generally as the pale-spotted leafwing or blue leafwing, is a species of leafwing in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Memphis pithyusa is 4556.[4]