Lasaia

Lasaia is a genus of metalmark butterflies in the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Henry Walter Bates in 1868. There are about 13 described species in Lasaia, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Lasaia
Lasaia agesilas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Lasaia
H. Bates, 1868

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Lasaia:

  • Lasaia aerugo Clench, 1972
  • Lasaia agesilas (Latreille, 1813)
  • Lasaia arsis Staudinger, 1888
  • Lasaia incoides (Schaus, 1902)
  • Lasaia maria Clench, 1971
  • Lasaia meris Cramer, 1781
  • Lasaia moeros Staudinger, 1888
  • Lasaia narses Staudinger, 1888
  • Lasaia oileus Godman, 1903
  • Lasaia pseudomeris Clench, 1971
  • Lasaia scotina Stichel, 1910
  • Lasaia sessilis Schaus, 1890
  • Lasaia sula Staudinger, 1888 (blue metalmark)
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References

  1. "Lasaia report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. "Lasaia". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. "Lasaia genus information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. Savela, Markku (June 13, 2015). "Lasaia Bates, 1868". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

Further reading

  • Media related to Lasaia at Wikimedia Commons


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