Daggerwings, Map Butterflies
Cyrestinae
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Subfamily: Cyrestinae
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cyrestinae: //saɪˈrɛstɪˌniː//
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Summary
Cyrestinae is a small subfamily of brush-footed butterflies, including three genera: Marpesia, Chersonesia, and Cyrestis. They are primarily distributed in tropical regions.
Habitat
Tropics
Distribution
Neotropical and Oriental regions, with some species in the Afrotropics.
Evolution
Sister group to the larger subfamily Nymphalinae, with a history of changes in taxonomic classification.
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Tags
- butterflies
- Nymphalidae
- Cyrestinae
- tropical
- taxonomy