Lasaia
Bates, 1868
metalmark butterflies
Species Guides
1- Lasaia sula(blue metalmark)
Lasaia is a of metalmark butterflies ( Riodinidae) comprising at least 17 recognized distributed across the Neotropical region. The genus was erected by Henry Walter Bates in 1868 and has been the subject of recent taxonomic revision based on morphological . Species occur from southeastern Texas through Mexico, Central America, and South America to Argentina. The genus exhibits highest in tropical forest below 1000 meters elevation.
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Habitat
Tropical semi-deciduous and deciduous forests below 1000 meters elevation. In Mexico, the has been recorded across 11 of 14 biogeographical provinces, with highest diversity in Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz.
Distribution
Neotropical region from southeastern U.S.A. (Texas) through Mexico, Central America, and South America to Argentina. In Mexico specifically: 314 localities across 24 states, with highest in Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz.
Similar Taxa
- InkanaFormerly included within Lasaia as I. cutisca and I. incoides, but transferred to the new Inkana based on genomic evidence; distinguished by molecular phylogenetic data despite morphological similarities.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Lasaia Bates, 1868 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Riodinidae)
- Geographical distribution of Lasaia Bates, 1868 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) across the biogeographical provinces of Mexico
- Description of the females of two species of the genus Lasaia (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) and new records for Mexico