Archimestra

Archimestra is a monotypic genus of nymphalid butterfly. It contains only one species, Archimestra teleboas, which is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[2]

Archimestra
Figure 5 Nouveaux Memoires Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou Ménétriés
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Biblidini
Genus: Archimestra
Munroe, 1949
Species:
A. teleboas
Binomial name
Archimestra teleboas
Synonyms
  • Argynnis teleboas Ménétriés, 1832
  • Mestra teleboas

The length of the forewings is 19–25 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with a white pattern.[3]

References
  1. Archimestra, funet.fi
  2. Tree of Life Project
  3. The butterflies of Hispaniola


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