Ithomia
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Ithomia is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine
Ithomiini
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily . These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea-level to 3000 m, from the southwestern United States to Argentina...

) butterflies, named by Hübner in 1816. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

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Species

Arranged alphabetically.
  • Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, [1855]
  • Ithomia amarilla Haensch, 1903
  • Ithomia arduinna d'Almeida, 1952
  • Ithomia avella Hewitson, 1864
  • Ithomia celemia Hewitson, [1854]
  • Ithomia cleora Hewitson, 1855
  • Ithomia diasia Hewitson, 1854
  • Ithomia drymo Hübner, 1816
  • Ithomia eleonora Haensch, 1905
  • Ithomia ellara Hewitson, 1874
  • Ithomia heraldica Bates, 1866
  • Ithomia hyala Hewitson, [1856]
  • Ithomia iphianassa
    Ithomia iphianassa
    Ithomia iphianassa is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central and northern South America.The larvae feed on Cuatresia riparia, Cuatresia morii and Acnistus arborescens.-Subspecies:...

    Doubleday, 1947
  • Ithomia jucunda Godman & Salvin, 1878
  • Ithomia lagusa Hewitson, [1856]
  • Ithomia leila Hewitson, 1852
  • Ithomia lichyi d'Almeida, 1939
  • Ithomia patilla Hewitson, 1852
  • Ithomia praeithomia Vitale & Bollino, 2003
  • Ithomia salapia Hewitson, [1853]
  • Ithomia terra Hewitson, [1853]
  • Ithomia xenos (Bates, 1866)
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