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Memphis Hübner, [1819]
Memphis Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 48, TS: Papilio odilia Stoll
Corycia Hübner, [1825]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [55] (preocc. Hübner, [1823]), TS: Corycia appias Hübner
= ; [NL4A, 226]
Cymatogramma Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 49, f. 4, TS: Cymatogramma echemus Doubleday
= ; [NL4A, 226]
Cymatogramma Westwood, [1850]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 316
Euschatzia Grote, 1898
= ; [NL4A, 226]
Rydonia Salazar & Constantino, 2001
= ; [NL4A, 226]
= Polygrapha ; [Wahlberg]
Annagrapha Salazar & Constantino, 2001
= ; [NL4A, 226]
Memphis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Memphis (Anaeina) ; [Wahlberg]
Memphis (Anaeini) ; [NL4A, 226]

The pasibula species-group

Memphis pasibula (Doubleday, [1849])
Colombia, Venezuela. See [About maps] Paphia pasibula Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 50, f. 3, TL: Venezuela
Anaea pasibula fassli Röber, 1916; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1680]
Anaea pasibula ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 18]
Mephis pasibula ; [EcuL, (note)]
Memphis pasibula ; [NL4A, #1680]

Memphis falcata (Hopffer, 1874)
Peru, ...?. See [About maps] Paphia falcata Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 353, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
Memphis falcata ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1654]

The aureola species-group

Memphis aureola (Bates, 1866)
Guatemala - Colombia, Ecuador. See [About maps] Paphia aureola Bates, 1866; Ent. mon. Mag. 3 (31): 152, TL: Polochic valley, Guatemala
Memphis aureola, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis aureola, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Anaea aureola ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 351, 3: pl. 37, f. 1-3; [BOW: pl. 31, f. 16]
Memphis aureola ; [BCR: 122, pl. 16]; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1645]

Memphis anna (Staudinger, 1897)
Ecuador, ...?. See [About maps] Anaea anna Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1) : 149, pl. 5, f. 8, TL: Sao Paulo de Olivença
Anaea anna ; [EBW]
Memphis anna ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1640]
Brazil(Amazonas), Peru Memphis anna anna ; [NL4A, #1640a]
M. a. elina (Staudinger, 1897)
Colombia Anaea elina Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1) : 150, pl. 5, f. 9, TL: Rio Dagua (Caucatal), Colombia
Anaea miranda Rothschild, 1897; Novit. Zool. 4: (507-513) , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1640b]
Anaea elina ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis elina ; [EcuL]
Memphis anna elina ; [NL4A, #1640b]

Memphis polyxo (Druce, 1874)
Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, São Paulo). See [About maps] Paphia polyxo Druce, 1874; Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 288, TL: Rio [de Janeiro]
Anaea polyxo polyxena Röber, 1924; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1686]
Anaea polyxo angustifascia Talbot, 1932; , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
= ; [NL4A, #1686]
f. romilda (Zikán, 1937) (Anaea); , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1686]
Anaea cycloptera Zikán, 1937; , TL: Brazil, São Paulo
= ; [NL4A, #1686]
Anaea polyxo ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 14]
Emphis polyxo ; [EcuL]
Memphis polyxo ; [NL4A, #1686]

Memphis dia (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
-. See [About maps] Anaea dia Godman & Salvin, [1884]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 351, 3: pl. 34, f. 7-8, TL: Panama, David
Memphis dia ; [EcuL, (note)]; [NL4A, #1653]
Panama Memphis dia dia ; [NL4A, #1653a]
M. d. divina (Röber, 1916)
Bolivia dia divina (Röber, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Bolivia
?Anaea divina ??Staudinger; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 14 (text only)]
Memphis dia divina ; [NL4A, #1653b]

The verticordia species-group

Memphis verticordia (Hübner, 1824)
Cuba, Haiti. See [About maps] Anaea verticordia Hübner, 1824; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : pl. 97, f. 559-560, TL: "Cuba"
Anaea verticordia ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 4 (text only)]
Memphis verticordia ; [NL4A, #1691]
Papilio hypermnestra Dalman, 1823; (preocc. Linnaeus, 1763), TL: ?
= ; [NL4A, #1691a]
Memphis verticordia verticordia ; [NL4A, #1691a]
M. v. bahamae (Witt, 1972)
Bahamas verticordia bahamae (Witt, 1972) (Anaea); , TL: Bahamas
Memphis verticordia bahamae ; [NL4A, #1691b]
M. v. danieliana (Witt, 1972)
Cayman Islands verticordia danieliana (Witt, 1972) (Anaea); , TL: Cayman Islands
Memphis verticordia danieliana ; [NL4A, #1691c]
M. v. dominicana (Godman & Salvin, 1884)
Dominica verticordia dominicana (Godman & Salvin, 1884) (Anaea); , TL: Dominica
Memphis verticordia dominicana ; [NL4A, #1691d]
M. v. echemus (Doubleday, [1849])
Cuba Cymatogramma echemus Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 49, f. 4, TL: "Honduras"
Megalura poeyi Lucas, 1857; 241, TL: Cuba
= ; [NL4A, #1691e]
Anaea echemus f. aguayoi Torre, 1951; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 53 (6) : 336, f. 1-2, TL: Cuba
= ; [NL4A, #1691e]
Memphis echemus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Anaea echemus ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 355; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 31, f. 20]
Memphis echemus ; [Opler]
Memphis verticordia echemus ; [NL4A, #1691e]
M. v. intermedia (Witt, 1972)
Bahamas verticordia intermedia (Witt, 1972) (Anaea); , TL: Bahamas
Anaea (Memphis) inermedia mineae Okano, 1985; , TL: Bahamas
= ; [NL4A, #1691f]
Memphis verticordia intermedia ; [NL4A, #1691f]
M. v. luciana (Hall, 1929)
St. Lucia verticordia luciana (Hall, 1929) (Anaea); , TL: St. Lucia
Memphis verticordia luciana ; [NL4A, #1691g]
M. v. mayaguanae Miller, Simon & Harvey, 1992
Bahamas verticordia mayaguanae Miller, Simon & Harvey, 1992; , TL: Bahamas
Memphis verticordia mayaguanae ; [NL4A, #1691h]
M. v. venus Miller, Simon & Harvey, 1992
Bahamas verticordia venus Miller, Simon & Harvey, 1992; , TL: Bahamas
Memphis verticordia venus ; [NL4A, #1691i]

?Memphis pleione (Godart, 1819)
Nymphalis pleione Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 336, TL: Antilles?
Anaea pleione ; [EBW, (name only)]

Memphis artacaena (Hewitson, 1869)
Mexico - Colombia. See [About maps] Paphia artacaena Hewitson, 1869; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Paphia II): [96], pl. [50], f. 6-7, TL: Colombia
Anaea artacaena ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 346; [BOW: pl. 31, f. 13]
Memphis artacaena ; [BCR: 125, pl. 18]; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1643]

Larva on Croton schiedianus [BCR]


Memphis perenna (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
-. See [About maps] Anaea perenna Godman & Salvin, [1884]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 344, TL: Guatemala
Memphis perenna ; [NL4A, #1681]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Anaea amenoplis; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 3: pl. 32, f. 3-4
Guatemala Memphis perenna perenna ; [NL4A, #1681a]
M. p. austrina (Comstock, 1961)
Colombia Anaea (Memphis) perenna austrina Comstock, 1961; , TL: Muzo, Boyaca, Colombia
Memphis perenna austrina ; [NL4A, #1681b]
Memphis austrina ;
Memphis pernna austrina ; [EcuL]
M. p. lankesteri (Hall, 1935)
Costa Rica perenna lankesteri (Hall, 1935) (Anaea); , TL: Costa Rica
Anaea lankesteri ;
Memphis lankesteri ;
Memphis perenna lankesteri ; [NL4A, #1681c]

The arginussa species-group

Memphis arginussa (Geyer, 1832)
Mexico - Amazon Basin. See [About maps] Corycia arginussa Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : 26, : pl. [122], f. 705-706, TL: Brazil
Anaea arginussa ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 7 (text only)]; [EBW]
Memphis arginussa ; ; [NL4A, #1642]
Brazil(Santa Catarina) Anaea arginussa concolor Röber, 1916; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
= ; [NL4A, #1642a]
Memphis arginussa arginussa ; [NL4A, #1642a]
M. a. eubaena (Boisduval, 1870)
Mexico - Panama, Guatemala Paphia eubaena Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 50, TL: Guatemala
Anaea arginussa var. onophides Staudinger, 1887; , TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #1642b]
Anaea eubaena ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 7 (text only)]
Memphis arginussa eubaena ; [BCR: 124, pl. 17]; [NL4A, #1642b]

Larva on Croton [BCR]

M. a. onophis (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Nymphalis onophis C. & R. Felder, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (4): 110, TL: Ecuador
Anaea onophis ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 344, 3: pl. 32, f. 1-2, pl. 36, f. 11-12; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 7]
Memphis arginussa onophis ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1642c]

Memphis herbacea (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Mexico - Costa Rica. See [About maps] Paphia herbacea Butler & Druce, 1872; Cistula ent. 1 (5) : 100, TL: Costa Rica
Anaea herbacea ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 347; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 698
Memphis herbacea ; [BCR: 122, pl. 16]; [NL4A, #1659]

Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869)
S.USA, Mexico - CA - Bolivia. See [About maps] Blue Leafwing
Nymphalis pithyusa R. Felder, 1869; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 19 : 473, TL: Potrero [Mexico]
Memphis pithyusa pithyusa, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis pithyusa pithyusa, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Memphis pithyusa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Anaea pithyusa ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 345, 3: pl. 32, f. 7-8; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 697; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 7 (text only)]
Memphis pithyusa ; [NACL, #4556]; [BCR: 126, pl. 19]; [EcuL]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #1684]
[pithyusa-1.jpg] 486x451 (~30Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Larva on Croton [BCR], Croton reflexifolius Muyshondt, 1975, J. Lep. Soc. 29: (168-176)


Mexico, Colombia f. daguana (Bargmann, 1929) (Anaea); , TL: [Colombia]
= ; [NL4A, #1684a]
Memphis daguana ;
Memphis pithyusa pithyusa ; [NL4A, #1684a]
M. p. morena (Hall, 1935)
French Guiana pithyusa morena (Hall, 1935) (Anaea); , TL: French Guiana
Memphis morena ;
Memphis pithyusa morena ; [NL4A, #1684b]

Memphis lemnos (Druce, 1877)
Peru, Ecuador. See [About maps] Paphia lemnos Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 638, pl. 61, f. 3, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
Anaea lemnos ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 7 (text only)]
Memphis lemnos ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1665]

The hedemanni species-group

Memphis hedemanni (R. Felder, 1869)
Mexico. See [About maps] Nymphalis hedemanni R. Felder, 1869; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 19 : 473, TL: Mexico, Veracruz
Memphis hedemanni, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis hedemanni, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Anaea hedemanni ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 350; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis hedemanni ; [NL4A, #1658]

Memphis praxias (Hopffer, 1874)
Peru. See [About maps] Paphia praxias Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 355, TL: Chanchamayo, Peru
Anaea praxias ; [EBW]
Memphis praxias ; [NL4A, #1687]
Peru Memphis praxias praxias ; [NL4A, #1687a]
M. p. oblita (Hall, 1929)
Ecuador praxias oblita (Hall, 1929) (Anaea); , TL: Ecuador, Sarayacu
Memphis praxias oblita ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1687b]

Memphis acaudata (Röber, 1916)
Bolivia. See [About maps] Anaea acaudata Röber, 1916; , TL: Boliva
Memphis acaudata ; [EcuL, (?)]; [NL4A, #1635]

The glauce species-group

Memphis glauce (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Upper Amazon, Colombia. See [About maps] Nymphalis glauce C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (4): 119, TL: "Terra ... amazonica"
Paphia glauce ; Bates, 1865, J. Entomol. 2 (12): 342, pl. 13, f. 2
Anaea glauce ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 347; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 11]
Memphis glauce ; [NL4A, #1656]
Peru Nymphalis glaucone C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (4): 119, TL: "Rio Negro" [= Peru, San Martin]
= ; [NL4A, #1656a]
Anaea (Memphis) glaucone alicia Comstock, 1961; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1656a]
Anaea glaucone ; [EBW]
Mephis glaucone ; [EcuL]
Memphis glauce glauce ; [NL4A, #1656a]
M. g. cicla (Möschler, 1877)
Surinam, Brazil(Amazonas) Anaea cicla Möschler, 1877; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26 : 319, pl. 3, f. 10, TL: Surinam
Anaea glaucina Staudinger, 1887; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1656c]
Anaea anceps Röber, 1924; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1656c]
Memphis cicla ; [EcuL, (note)]
Memphis glauce cicla ; [NL4A, #1656c]
M. g. centralis (Röber, 1916)
Costa Rica, Panama glauce centralis (Röber, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Panama
Anaea centralis ;
Memphis centralis ; [BCR: 123, pl. 17]
Memphis glauce centralis ; [NL4A, #1656b]
M. g. felderi (Röber, 1916)
Ecuador glauce felderi (Röber, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Ecuador
Memphis glauce felderi ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1656d]

The appias species-group

Memphis appias (Hübner, [1825])
Brazil, Colombia. See [About maps] Corycia appias Hübner, [1825]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [55]
Memphis appias, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Anaea appias ; [BOW: pl. 31, f. 14]
Memphis appias ; [NL4A, #1641]

Memphis xenocles (Westwood, 1850)
Mexico - Brazil, Bolivia. See [About maps] Paphia xenocles Westwood, 1850; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 319, TL: Bolivia
Anaea xenocles ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 346, 3: pl. 32, f. 5-6; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 697; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 17]
Memphis xenocles ; [BCR: 123, pl. 17]; [NL4A, #1695]

Larva on Croton [BCR]

Bolivia, Colombia Nymphalis psammis C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 448, TL: Colombia
= Memphis xenocles ; Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
= ; [NL4A, #1695a]
f. subbrunnescens (Röber, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #1695a]
Anaea appias appiades Röber, 1916; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1695a]
Memphis laertes psammis ;
Memphis arachne psammis ;
Memphis xenocles xenocles ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1695a]
M. x. carolina (Comstock, 1961)
Mexico (Memphis) xenocles carolina (Comstock, 1961) (Anaea); , TL: Mexico, Chiapas
Memphis xenocles carolina ; [NL4A, #1695b]
M. x. fisilis (Hall, 1935)
Colombia xenocles fisilis (Hall, 1935) (Anaea); , TL: Colombia
Memphis xenocles fisilis ; [NL4A, #1695c]
M. x. marginalis (Hall, 1935)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo) xenocles marginalis (Hall, 1935) (Anaea); , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Minas Gerais; São Paulo
Memphis xenocles marginalis ; [NL4A, #1695d]

Memphis xenippa (Hall, 1935)
Colombia. See [About maps] Anaea xenippa Hall, 1935; , TL: Colombia, [Antioquia] Valdevia
Anaea xenippa ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis xenocles xenippa ; [EcuL]
Memphis xenippa ; [NL4A, #1694]

The polycarmes species-group

Memphis polycarmes (Fabricius, 1775)
Surinam. See [About maps] Papilio polycarmes Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 484, TL: "Indiis"
Papilio odilia Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 79, pl. 329, f. C, D, TL: Surinam
= ; [NL4A, #1685]
Memphis polycarmes ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1685]

Memphis laura (Druce, 1877)
Costa Rica - Colombia. See [About maps] Paphia laura Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 647, TL: "Panama"
Anaea laura ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 348, 3: pl. 36, f. 4-5; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 698; [EBW]
Memphis laura ; [NL4A, #1664]
Costa Rica - Colombia Mephis laura laura ; [BCR: 125, pl. 18]
Memphis laura laura ; [NL4A, #1664a]
M. l. balboa (Hall, 1927)
Panama laura balboa (Hall, 1927) (Anaea); , TL: Panama
Memphis laura balboa ; [NL4A, #1664b]
M. l. caucana Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Colombia Anaea rosae caucana Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 357, TL: Cauca Valley, Colombia
Anaea rosae f. krügeri Niepelt, 1925; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1664c]
Paphia lelargei Oberthür, 1925; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1664c]
Anaea rosae f. flora Bargmann, 1928; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1664c]
Memphis laura caucana ; [NL4A, #1664c]
M. l. rosae (Fassl, 1909)
Colombia laura rosae (Fassl, 1909) (Anaea); , TL: Colombia
Anaea roase ab. laticincta Fassl, 1909; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1664d]
Memphis laura rosae ; [NL4A, #1664d]

Memphis grandis (Druce, 1877)
Paphia grandis Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 644, pl. 62, f. 5
Memphis grandis ; [NL4A, #1657]

Memphis nenia (Druce, 1877)
-. See [About maps] Paphia nenia Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 647, pl. 64, f. 4, TL: "St. Paulo" [error? S. Paulo de Olivença]
Anaea nenia ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis nenia ; [NL4A, #1676]
Memphis nenia nenia ; [NL4A, #1676a]
M. n. threnodion (Bargmann, 1929)
W.Colombia nenia threnodion (Bargmann, 1929) (Anaea); , TL: W. Colombia
Memphis nenia threnodion ; [NL4A, #1676b]; [EcuL]

Memphis basilia (Stoll, [1780])
-. See [About maps] Papilio basilia Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): pl. 329, f. E, F, TL: Surinam
Paphia basilica[sic] ; Druce, 1877, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 646
?Anaea vasilia[sic] ; [EBW, (name only, missp.)]
Memphis basilia ; [NL4A, #1646]
Surinam Memphis basilia basilia ; [NL4A, #1646a]
M. b. drucei (Staudinger, 1887)
Peru basilia drucei (Staudinger, 1887) (Anaea); , TL: [Peru] "Oberen Amazonas"
Anaea drucei brunnea Röber, 1926; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1646c]
Memphis basilia drucei ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1646c]
M. b. bella (Comstock, 1961)
Colombia (Memphis) basilia bella (Comstock, 1961) (Anaea); , TL: Colombia
Anaea bella ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis basilia bella ; [NL4A, #1646b]

Memphis phantes (Hopffer, 1874)
-. See [About maps] Paphia phantes Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 353, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
Memphis phantes ; [NL4A, #1682]
Peru, Bolivia Anaea vicinia iphimedes Röber, 1916; , TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #1682a]
Memphis phantes phantes ; [NL4A, #1682a]
M. p. vicinia (Staudinger, 1887)
Bolivia, Upper Amazon, Peru phantes vicinia (Staudinger, 1887) (Anaea); , TL: Pebas, Peru
Anaea vicinia ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 15]
Memphis vicinia ; [EcuL]
Memphis phantes vicinia ; [NL4A, #1682b]

Memphis offa (Druce, 1877)
-. See [About maps] Paphia offa Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 644, pl. 63, f. 2, TL: Ecuador
Memphis offa ; [NL4A, #1678]; [EcuL]
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia Paphia cambyses Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 646, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
= ; [NL4A, #1678a]
Anaea lyceus lynceus Röber, 1916; , TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #1678a]
Aenea[sic] grandis tuoma Bryk, 1953; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1678a]
Anaea lynceus ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis offa offa ; [NL4A, #1678a]
M. o. gudrun (Niepelt, 1924)
Colombia, Peru offa gudrun (Niepelt, 1924) (Anaea); , TL: "Jaculo Pacifico, south Colombia" [Rio Jacula?]
Anaea gudrun ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis gudrun ; [EcuL, (?)]
Memphis offa gudrun ; [NL4A, #1678b]

Memphis lyceus (Druce, 1877)
Costa Rica, Colombia - Ecuador, Bolivia. See [About maps] Paphia lyceus Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 646, pl. 63, f. 6, TL: Colombia
Memphis lyceus ; [BCR: 124, pl. 18]; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1669]

Memphis proserpina (Salvin, 1869)
Mexico - Costa Rica. See [About maps] Paphia proserpina Salvin, 1869; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 4 (21) 4 (21): 181, TL: Guatemala, Valley of the Rio Polochic
Memphis proserpina proserpina, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis proserpina, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Anaea proserpina ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 348, 3: pl. 33, f. 7-10; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 698
Memphis proserpina ; [BCR: 123, pl. 17]; [NL4A, #1688]
Guatemala Paphia pedile Druce, 1874; Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 287, TL: Guatemala
= ; [NL4A, #1688a]
Memphis proserpina proserpina ; [NL4A, #1688a]
M. p. elara (Godman & Salvin, 1897)
Costa Rica, Panama Anaea elara Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 244, TL: Costa Rica
Memphis elara, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Anaea elara ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 698
Memphis elara ;
Memphis proserpina elara ; [NL4A, #1688b]
M. p. kingi (Miller & Nicolay, 1971)
Panama Anaea kingi Miller & Nicolay, 1971; Bull. Allyn Mus. 1 : 4, TL: Panama
Memphis proserpina kingi ; [NL4A, #1688c]
M. p. schausiana (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
Mexico Anaea schausiana Godman & Salvin, 1894; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 14 (80) : 98, TL: Mexico, Veracruz
Anaea schausiana ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 697, 3: pl. 109, f. 8-10; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis proserpina schausiana ; [NL4A, #1688d]

Memphis ambrosia (Druce, 1874)
-. See [About maps] Paphia ambrosia Druce, 1874; Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 288, TL: Panama, Chiriqui
Anaea ambrosia ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 349, 3: pl. 36, f. 11-12, pl. 37, f. 6-7
Memphis ambrosia ; [BCR: 122, pl. 16]; [NL4A, #1638]
Panama, Costa Rica Memphis ambrosia ambrosia ; [NL4A, #1638a]
M. a. phoebe (Druce, 1877)
Bolivia, Peru, , Ecuador Paphia phoebe Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 648, pl. 64, f. 1, TL: Bolivia
Anaea ambrosia recucta Krüger, 1928; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1638b]
Anaea phoebe ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis phoebe ; [EcuL]
Memphis ambrosia phoebe ; [NL4A, #1638b]

Memphis forreri (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
Mexico - Costa Rica, Guatemala. See [About maps] Anaea forreri Godman & Salvin, [1884]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 350, 3: pl. 34, f. 3-4, TL: Mexico, Sinaloa
Memphis forreri, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis forreri, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Memphis forreri, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Anaea forreri ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 698
Memphis forreri ; [BCR: 126, pl. 19]; [NL4A, #1655]

Larva on Ocotea verguensis [BCR]


Memphis lineata (Salvin, 1869)
Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Paphia lineata Salvin, 1869; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 4 (21) 4 (21): 179, TL: Apolobamba, Bolivia
Paphia vestina Hewitson, 1869; , TL: Ecuador, Santa Inéz
= ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1667]
Paphia betillina Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 354, TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1667]
Anaea magdalena Röber, 1916; , TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #1667]
Anaea magdalena f. elegans Röber, 1916; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1667]
Anaea magdalena f. mayi Zikán, 1937; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1667]
Aenea[sic] magdalena elzunia Bryk, 1953; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1667]
Anaea lineata ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 5]
Memphis lineata ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1667]

Memphis aulica (Röber, 1916)
Costa Rica, Panama. See [About maps] Anaea aulica Röber, 1916; , TL: [Panama] Chiriqui
Memphis aulica ; [BCR: 127, pl. 19]; [NL4A, #1644]

Memphis anassa (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador. See [About maps] Nymphalis anassa C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (4): 120, TL: "Rio Negro" [Peru, San Martin]
Anaea chorophila Röber, 1916; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1639]
Anaea lorna infantilis Röber, 1927; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1639]
Anaea ambrosia submarginalis Krüger, 1928; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1639]
Anaea anassa ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 349, 3: pl. 36, f. 1-4; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis mora anassa ; [EcuL]
Memphis anassa ; [NL4A, #1639]

Memphis cleomestra (Hewitson, 1869)
-. See [About maps] Paphia cleomestra Hewitson, 1869; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Paphia II): [96], pl. [50], f. 8, 10, TL: Colombia
= Memphis mora anassa ; [EcuL, (= f. of anassa)]
Memphis cleomestra ; [BCR: 126, pl. 19]; [NL4A, #1651]

Larva on Piper [BCR]

Colombia Memphis cleomestra cleomestra ; [NL4A, #1651a]
M. c. ada (Butler, 1875)
Panama, Nicaragua Paphia ada Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (87) : 222, TL: Panama
Papilio octavius Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 73 (preocc. Fabricius, 1787), TL: "India"
= ; [NL4A, #1651b]
Anaea octavius ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 6]
Memphis cleomestra ada ; [NL4A, #1651b]

Memphis mora (Druce, 1874)
Colombia. See [About maps] Paphia mora Druce, 1874; Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 289, TL: Colombia
Memphis mora ; [NL4A, #1673]
Colombia Anaea drucei f. apicalis Bargmann, 1929; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1673a]
Memphis mora mora ; [NL4A, #1673a]
M. m. annetta (Comstock, 1961)
Ecuador (Memphis) mora annetta (Comstock, 1961) (Anaea); , TL: Ecuador
Anaea annetta ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis aulica annetta ; [EcuL]
Memphis mora annetta ; [NL4A, #1673b]
M. m. montana (Röber, 1916)
Peru mora montana (Röber, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Peru
Memphis memphis montana ;
Memphis mora montana ; [NL4A, #1673c]
M. m. orthesia (Godman & Salvin, 1884)
Guatemala, Mexico - Panama Anaea orthesia Godman & Salvin, [1884]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 351 (fig. refs. incorrect), TL: Guatemala
Memphis mora orthesia, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis mora orthesia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Anaea orthesia ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 698, 3: pl. 36, f. 5-8;
Memphis orthesia ; [BCR: 126, pl. 19]
Memphis mora orthesia ; [NL4A, #1673d]

The moruus species-group

Memphis moruus (Fabricius, 1775)
Mexico - Amazon Basin. See [About maps] Papilio moruus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 484, TL: "Indiis"
Memphis moruus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Anaea morvus ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 8 (missp.)]
Memphis moruus ; [NL4A, #1674]

[morvus-1f.jpg] 603x566 (~47Kb) female Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey [morvus-1m.jpg] 489x473 (~30Kb) male Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Nymphalis amenophis C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 449, TL: Brazil, "Bahia"
= ; [NL4A, #1674a]
Memphis morvus ; Auctt., (missp.)
Memphis moruus moruus ; [NL4A, #1674a]
M. m. boisduvali (Comstock, 1961)
Mexico - Panama, Guatemala (Memphis) moruus boisduvali (Comstock, 1961) (Anaea); (repl. name), TL: Guatemala
Paphia onophis Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 50 (preocc. C. & R. Felder, 1861), TL: Guatemala
= ; [NL4A, #1674b]
Memphis moruus boisduvali, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis moruus boisduvali, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Memphis morvus boisduvali ; [BCR: 124, pl. 18 (missp.)]
Memphis moruus boisduvali ; [NL4A, #1674b]

Larva on Nectandra, Ocotea [BCR]

M. m. morpheus (Staudinger, [1886])
Brazil(Amazonas), Peru, Ecuador? moruus morpheus (Staudinger, [1886]) (Anaea); , TL: Sao Paulo [de Olivença], Pebas
Memphis moruus morpheus ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1674d]
M. m. stheno (Prittwitz, 1865)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina), Argentina Paphia stheno Prittwitz, 1865; Stettin Ent. Ztg 26 (4-6): 142, TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Anaea stheno f. coerulescens Kivirikko, 1936; , TL: Argentina
= ; [NL4A, #1674f]
Anaea (Memphis) morvus[sic] cauna Comstock, 1961; , TL: Brazil(Santa Catarina)
= ; [NL4A, #1674f]
Anaea (Memphis) morvus stheno ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2): 105
Memphis moruus cauna ;
Memphis moruus stheno ; [NL4A, #1674f]
M. m. leonila (Comstock, 1961)
Ecuador (Memphis) moruus leonila (Comstock, 1961) (Anaea); , TL: Ecuador
Memphis moruus leonila ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1674c]
M. m. phila (Druce, 1877)
Colombia, Ecuador Paphia phila Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 642, pl. 61, f. 7, TL: Colombia, Bogota
Anaea discophora maculata Röber, 1927; , TL: Ecuador, Macas
= Memphis phila ; [EcuL]
= ; [NL4A, #1674e]
Memphis phila ; [EcuL]
Memphis moruus phila ; [NL4A, #1674e]

Memphis philumena (Doubleday, [1849])
Bolivia, Peru. See [About maps] Paphia philumena Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 50, f. , TL: Bolivia
Anaea philumena ; [EBW]
Memphis philumena ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1683]
Bolivia, Peru Nymphalis leuctra C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (4): 119, TL: "Rio Negro" [= Peru, San Martin]
= Memphis philumena ; [EcuL]
= ; [NL4A, #1683a]
Paphia hauxwelli Druce, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1) : 158, TL: Peru, Pebas
= Memphis philumena ; [EcuL]
= ; [NL4A, #1683a]
Anaea peruviana Strand, 1912; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1683a]
Memphis philumena philumena ; [NL4A, #1683a]
M. p. chaeronea (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
Costa Rica - Colombia Nymphalis chaeronea C. & R. Felder, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (4): 110, TL: Colombia, Cordillerae bogotanae
Anaea chaeronea ; [BOW: pl. 31, f. 18]
Memphis philumena chaeronea ; [NL4A, #1683b]
M. p. corita (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
Brazil(Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina) philumena corita (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Brazil, Espírito Santo
Anaea vicinalis Röber, 1916; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
= ; [NL4A, #1683c]
Memphis philumena corita ; [NL4A, #1683c]
M. p. indigotica (Salvin, 1869)
Costa Rica, Panama Paphia indigotica Salvin, 1869; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 4 (21) 4 (21): 180, TL: Calobre, Veragua
Paphia zelica Salvin, 1869; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 4 (21) 4 (21): 180, TL: Calobre, Veragua
= ; [NL4A, #1683d]
Anaea zelica ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 3: pl. 33, f. 3-4; [BOW: pl. 33, f. 1]
Anaea indigotica ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 342, 3: pl. 33, f. 1-2
Memphis chaeronea indigotica ; [BCR: 123, pl. 17]; [EcuL]
Memphis philumena indigotica ; [NL4A, #1683d]
M. p. xenica (Bates, 1864)
Guatemala, Mexico Paphia xenica Bates, 1864; Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (7): 163, TL: Guatemala
Anaea promenaea Godman & Salvin, [1884]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 343, 3: pl. 34, f. 1-2, TL: Mexico, Cordova [Veracruz]
= ; [NL4A, #1683e]
Memphis philumena xenica, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Memphis philumena xenica, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Anaea xenica ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 343, 3: pl. 33, f. 5-6
Memphis xenica ;
Memphis philumena xenica ; [NL4A, #1683e]

Memphis oenomais (Boisduval, 1870)
Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama. See [About maps] Paphia oenomais Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 51, TL: Costa Rica
Paphia morta Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 645, TL: Corosal, Honduras [Belize]
= ; [NL4A, #1677]
f. lina (Röber, 1916) (Anaea); , TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #1677]
Anaea morta ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 340, 3: pl. 32, f. 11-12, pl. 34, f. 5-6; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 697
Anaea oenomais ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 341; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 697; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 8 (text only)]
Memphis oenomais ; [BCR: 125, pl. 18]; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1677]
[oenomais-1m.jpg] 486x453 (~31Kb) male Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Larva on Croton [BCR]


The eribotes species-group

Memphis leonida (Stoll, [1782])
-. See [About maps] Papilio leonida Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): pl. 388, f. E, F, TL: Surinam
Anaea leonida ; [BOW]
Memphis leonida ; [NL4A, #1666]
Surinam, Brazil(Pará), Peru Paphia porphyrio Bates, 1865; J. Entomol. 2 (12): 340, TL: Brazil, Pará
= ; [NL4A, #1666a]
Anaea porphyrio ; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 10 (text only)]
Memphis leonida leonida ; [NL4A, #1666a]
M. l. editha (Comstock, 1961)
Brazil(Santa Catarina) (Memphis) leonida editha (Comstock, 1961) (Anaea); , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
Memphis leonida editha ; [NL4A, #1666b]

Memphis hirta (Weymer, 1907)
Brazil(Santa Catarina). See [About maps] Anaea hirta Weymer, 1907; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 20 (1,2) : 24, TL: Brazil
Anaea purpurata Witt, 1972; (nom. nud.), TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
= ; [NL4A, #1660]
Anaea hirta ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis hirta ; [NL4A, #1660]

Memphis otrere (Hübner, 1825)
Brazil. See [About maps] Anaea otrere Hübner, 1825; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : 8, : pl. 71, f. 407-408, TL: Brazil
Memphis otrere ; [NL4A, #1679]

Memphis laertes (Cramer, [1775])
Surinam, Trinidad, Lower Amazon. See [About maps] Papilio laertes Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): pl. 73, f. C, D, TL: Surinam
Papilio laërtes Cramer, [1775]
Papilio eribotes Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 484 (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758), TL: "India"
= ; [NL4A, #1663]
Anaea laërtias Hübner, [1819]; (repl. name), TL: Surinam
= ; [NL4A, #1663]
Nymphalis laertia Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 367 (repl. name), TL: Surinam
= ; [NL4A, #1663]
Anaea eribotes halli Kaye, 1914; , TL: Trinidad
= ; [NL4A, #1663]
Anaea testacea Röber, 1916; , TL: "Peru"
= ; [NL4A, #1663]
Anaea eribotes ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 32, f. 10]
Memphis laertes ; [NL4A, #1663]

Memphis acidalia (Hübner, [1819])
-. See [About maps] Anaea acidalia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 48, TL: Surinam
Memphis acidalia ; [NL4A, #1636]
Surinam, French Guiana, Venezuela Papilio arachne Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): pl. 48, f. A, B (preocc. Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), TL: Surinam
= ; [NL4A, #1636a]
Paphia uzita Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 643, pl. 63, f. 1, TL: French Guiana
= ; [NL4A, #1636a]
Anaea (Memphis) eleanora Comstock, 1961; , TL: Venezuela
= ; [NL4A, #1636a]
Anaea eleanora ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis acidalia acidalia ; [NL4A, #1636a]
M. a. memphis (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia Nymphalis memphis C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 448, TL: New Granada
Paphia ates Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 641, pl. 61, f. 5, TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #1636b]
Anaea memphis ; [EBW, (name only)]
Anaea ates ; [BOW: pl. 31, f. 15]
Memphis arachne ates ; [EcuL]
Memphis acidalia memphis ; [NL4A, #1636b]
M. a. victoria (Druce, 1877)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro) Paphia victoria Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 645, pl. 63, f. 4-5, TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Anaea (Memphis) arachne victoria ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2): 105
Memphis acidalia victoria ; [NL4A, #1636c]

Memphis catinka (Druce, 1877)
Colombia, Peru. See [About maps] Paphia catinka Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 644, pl. 63, f. 3
Paphia florita Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 640, pl. 61, f. 4, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
= ; [NL4A, #1649]
Memphis florita ; [EcuL]
Anaea catinka ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis catinka ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1649]

Memphis pseudiphis (Staudinger, 1887)
Colombia. See [About maps] Anaea pseudiphis Staudinger, 1887; , TL: Colombia
Anaea promenea[sic] salvinii Neustetter, 1929; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1689]
Anaea pseudiphis ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis pseudiphis ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1689]

Memphis beatrix (Druce, 1874)
Costa Rica, Panama. See [About maps] Paphia beatrix Druce, 1874; Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 287, TL: Panama, Chiriqui
Anaea beatrix ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 343, 3: pl. 32, f. 9-10, pl. 36, f. 9-10
Memphis beatrix ; [NL4A, #1647]

Larva on Piper [BCR]


The iphis species-group

Memphis iphis (Latreille, [1813])
Nymphalis iphis Latreille, [1813]; in Humboldt & Bonpland, Voy. rég. équinoxiales..., 2 (9): 80
Nymphalis thamyris Latreille, [1813]; in Humboldt & Bonpland, Voy. rég. équinoxiales..., 2 (10): pl. 36, f. 3-4
= ; [NL4A, #1661]
Memphis iphis ; [NL4A, #1661]

Memphis alberta (Druce, 1876)
Peru. See [About maps] Paphia alberta Druce, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876 (1) : 234, pl. 18, f. 6, TL: Peru
Anaea alberta ; [EBW]
Memphis alberta ; [NL4A, #1637]

Memphis cerealia (Druce, 1877)
Peru. See [About maps] Paphia cerealia Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 642, pl. 61, f. 6, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
Anaea discophora Röber, 1924; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #1650]
Memphis cerealia ; [EcuL, (note)]; [NL4A, #1650]

Memphis moeris (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Colombia. See [About maps] Nymphalis moeris C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 449, pl. 60, f. 2, TL: Nova Granada, Bogota
Anaea morvus[sic] f. analis Bargmann, 1929; , TL: Colombia
= ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1671]
Anaea moeris ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis moeris ; [EcuL, (?)]; [NL4A, #1671]

Memphis lorna (Druce, 1877)
Bolivia. See [About maps] Paphia lorna Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 643, pl. 62, f. 3, TL: Bolivia
Anaea lorna ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis lorna ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #1668]

Memphis boliviana (Druce, 1877)
Bolivia. See [About maps] Paphia boliviana Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 642, pl. 62, f. 1-2, TL: Bolivia
Memphis boliviana ; [NL4A, #1648]

Memphis cluvia (Hopffer, 1874)
Bolivia. See [About maps] Paphia cluvia Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 354, TL: Bolivia
Paphia placida Druce, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 643, pl. 62, f. 4, TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #1652]
Anaea cluvia ; [EBW, (name only)]
Memphis cluvia ; [NL4A, #1652]

The ? species-group

Memphis juliani Constantino, 1999
Colombia. See [About maps] Memphis juliani Constantino, 1999; , TL: Colombia
Memphis juliani ; [NL4A, #1662]

Memphis maria Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
Venezuela. See [About maps] Memphis maria Pyrcz & Neild, 1996; , TL: Venezuela
Memphis maria ; [NL4A, #1670]

Memphis montesino Pyrcz, 1995
Venezuela. See [About maps] Memphis montesino Pyrcz, 1995; , TL: Venezuela
Memphis montesino ; [NL4A, #1672]

Memphis neidhoeferi (Rotger, Escalante & Coronado, 1965)
Mexico, Costa Rica. See [About maps] (Memphis) neidhoeferi (Rotger, Escalante & Coronado, 1965) (Anaea); , TL: Mexico, Veracruz
Memphis niedhoeferi[sic] ; [BCR: 124, pl. 17 (missp.)]
Memphis neidhoeferi ; [NL4A, #1675]

Memphis salinasi Pyrcz, 1993
Venezuela. See [About maps] Memphis salinasi Pyrcz, 1993; , TL: Venezuela
Memphis salinasi ; [NL4A, #1690]

Memphis viloriae Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
Venezuela. See [About maps] Memphis viloriae Pyrcz & Neild, 1996; , TL: Venezuela
Memphis viloriae ; [NL4A, #1692]

Memphis wellingi (Miller & Miller, 1976)
Mexico. See [About maps] Anaea (Memphis) wellingi Miller & Miller, 1976; Bull. Allyn Mus. 41 : 10, TL: Mexico, Oaxaca
Memphis wellingi ; [NL4A, #1693]


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Paphia patma Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; (nom. nud.)
patma ; [NL4A, 228]


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References:
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[BAMONA]
Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BCR]
DeVries; The Butterflies of Costa Rica 1; Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BOA]
Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[BOW]
Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[EcuL]
Tommaso & Racheli, 2001; Fragmenta entomologica 33 (2): 213-380; An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae)
[FLHM]
[FLNHM]
Florida Museum of Natural History ; Bulletin of the Allyn Museum
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[ILMB]
Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NACL]
Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NL4A]
Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
[Opler]
Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group


Some related literature:
Bates, 1864
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama, collected by Osbert Salvin and F. du Cane Godman, Esqs. Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (1): 1-6 (1864), (2): 31-35 (1864), (3): 55-59 (1864), (4): 81-85 (1864), (5): 113-116 (1864), (6): 126-131 (1864), (7): 161-164 (1864), (8): 178-180 (1865), (9): 202-205 (1865)
Bates, 1865
Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon valley, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae J. Entomol. 2 (10): 175-213, pl. 9-10 (1864), (12): 311-346, pl. 13-14 (1865)
Bates, 1866
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama Ent. mon. Mag. 3 (27): 49-52 (1866), (28): 85-88 (1866), (30): 133-136 (1866), (31): 152-157 (1866)
Boisduval, 1870
Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 100pp
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2): 77-106
Butler, 1875
On some new Species of Butterflies from Tropical America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (87) : 222-225
Butler & Druce, 1872
Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Costa Rica Cistula ent. 1 (5) : 95-118
Cramer, [1775]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
Torre, 1951
A New Butterfly from Cuba (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 53 (6) : 336-337
Doubleday, [1849]; Westwood, 1850
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Druce, 1874
Descriptions of Fifteen new species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly from South America Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1) : 155-160
Druce, 1874
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera chiefly from tropical America Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 285-290
Druce, 1876
List of the Butterflies of Peru, with descriptions of new species. With some notes by Edward Bartlett Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876 (1) : 205-250, pl. 17-18
Druce, 1877
A revision of the lepidopterous genus Paphia Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 632-652, pl. 61-64
Fabricius, 1775
Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp
R. Felder, 1869
Diagnosen neuer von dem K. K. Oberlieutenant H. v. Hedemann in Mexico in den Jahren 1865-1867 gesammelter Lepidopteren. Erste Folge Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 19 : 465-480
C. & R. Felder, 1861
Lepidoptera nova Columbiae Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (3): 72-87, (4): 97-111
C. & R. Felder, 1862
Specimen faunae lepidopterologicae riparum fluminis Negro superioris in Brasilia septentrionali Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (3): 65-80, (4): 109-126, (6): 175-192, (7): 229-235
C. & R. Felder, [1867]
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Godart, 1819; Godart, [1824]
in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 3-328 (1819), (2): 329-828 ([1824])
Godman & Salvin, [1884]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112
Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
Godman & Salvin, 1894
Descriptions of new Species of Rhopalocera from Mexico and Central America Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 14 (80) : 95-98
Godman & Salvin, 1897
Descriptions of New Species of Central and South American Rhopalocera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 241-248
Hewitson, 1869
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson Ill. exot. Butts [3] : (Systematic Index) III, (Callithea): [1-2], pl. [1] (1857), (Callithea Agrias II): [3-4], pl. [2] (1870), (Epicalia & Myscelia I): [5-6], pl. [3] (1851), (Epicalia II): [7-8], pl. [4] (1852), (Timetes): [9-10], pl. [5] (1852), (Neptis): [11-12], pl. [6] (1868), (Limenitis I-II): [13-16], pl. [7-8] (1859), (Heterochroa): [17-18], pl. [9] (1867), (Diadema): [19-20], pl. [10] (1863), (Diadema II): [21-22], pl. [11] (1865), (Diadema III): [23-24], pl. [12] (1868), (Amechania): [25-26], pl. [13] (1861), (Romaleosoma): [27-28], pl. [14] (1864), (Romaleosoma II-III): [29-32], pl. [15-16] (1865), (Romaleosoma IV): [33-34], pl. [17] (1866), (Euryphene): [35-36], pl. [18] (1864), (Euryphene II): [37-38], pl. [19] (1865), (Euryphene III Aterica): [39-40], pl. [20] (1865), (Euryphene IV): [41-42], pl. [21] (1865), (Aterica & Euryphene V-VI): [43-46], pl. [22-23] (1866), (Euryphene VII): [47-48], pl. [24] (1871), (Euryphene VIII & Aterica): [49-50], pl. [25] (1871), (Euryphene IX): [51-52], pl. [26] (1874), (Aterica & Harma): [53-54], pl. [27] (1866), (Harma): [55-56], pl. [28] (1864), (Harma II): [57-58], pl. [29] (1866), (Harma III-IV): [59-60], pl. [30-31] (1869), (Harma V-VI & Euryphene X): [61-62], pl. [32-33] (1874), (Adolias): [63-64], pl. [34] (1861), (Adolias II): [65-66], pl. [35] (1862), (Adolias III): [67-68], pl. [36] (1863), (Adolias IV): [69-70], pl. [37] (1875), (Agrias): [71-72], pl. [38] (1860), (Agrias & Nymphalis): [73-74], pl. [39] (1855), (Agrias & Siderone): [75-76], pl. [40] (1854), (Prepona): [77-78], pl. [41] (1859), (Prepona II & Agrias): [79-80], pl. [42] (1876), (Pandora & Prepona): [81-82], pl. [43] (1854), (Apatura): [83-84], pl. [44] (1869), (Nymphalis): [85-86], pl. [45] (1854), (Nymphalis II): [87-88], pl. [46] (1859), (Charaxes III): [89-90], pl. [47] (1863), (Charaxes IV): [91-92], pl. [48] (1874), (Charaxes V): [93-94], pl. [49] (1876), (Paphia II): [95-96], pl. [50] (1869), (Paphia & Siderone): [97-98], pl. [51] (1856), (Siderone): [99-100], pl. [52] (1860), (Zeuxidia & Aemona): [101-102], pl. [53] (1868), : iv
Hopffer, 1874
Neue Lepidopteren von Peru und Bolivia Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 329-371
Hübner, [1825]
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 2 ([1819] - [1827]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [90], [180], [223] (1819), : pl. [2], [12], [16], [78], [141], [182] (1820), : pl. [11], [13], [24], [77], [83], [97], [102-103], [108-109], [116-117], [122], [147], [150], [164], [183], [195], [197], [212-214] (1821), : pl. [14], [18-19], [26], [38-39], [43], [68], [70-71], [74], [84], [86], [92], [94-95], [106], [114], [121], [161], [169], [174], [177-178], [184], [194], [200], [204-205], [207-208], [210] (1821), : pl. [33], [72], [76], [115], [131], [138-139], [153], [198], [211], [218], [220] (1822), : pl. [32], [75], [81], [93], [105], [129] (1822), : pl. [1], [6], [22-23], [25], [27], [29-31], [34-37], [40-42], [48], [50-53], [56], [58-59], [64-66], [69], [73], [87], [89], [91], [96], [98-101], [110], [124], [128], [130], [132-137], [142], [155-158], [160], [162-163], [165-167], [170-173], [175-176], [187-188], [196], [199], [201-202], [206], [215-216], [219], [222], [224] (1823), : pl. [54], [118], [143], [149], [159] [179], [181], [185], [203], [217] (1824), : pl. [3-5], [8-10], [15], [20], [45], [49], [55], [60], [62-63], [67], [79-80], [88], [104], [111-113], [120], [125], [127], [140], [144-146], [148], [151-152], [154], [168], [189-193], [221], [225] (1825), : pl. [7], [17], [21], [28], [44], [46-47], [57], [61], [82], [123], [126] (1826), : pl. [85], [119], [186], [209] (1827), : (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1827-1832)
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Hübner, 1824; Hübner, 1825
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 3 [1824-] 1825 [-1831] Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-40, [41-48] (1827 - 1831), : pl. [70-100], f. 401-582 (1824), : pl. [101-103], f. 583-600 (1825)
Geyer, 1832
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), : pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of butterflies from South America Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 357-358
Latreille, [1813]
Insectes de l'Amérique équinoxiale, recueillis pendant de voyage de MM. de Humboldt et Bonpland. Seconde Partie. In Humbolt & Bonpland, aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent. 2. Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée; faites dans l'Océan Atlantique, dans l'intérieur du Nouveau Continent et dans la Mer du Sund, pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803 in Humboldt & Bonpland, Voy. rég. équinoxiales..., 2 (9): 65-96, pl. 31-34 (1813), (10): 97-138, pl. 35-43 (1817)
Miller & Miller, 1976
Notes and descriptions on Mexican Charaxinae (Nymphalidae) Bull. Allyn Mus. 41 : 1-13
Miller & Nicolay, 1971
Two new Charaxinae from Panama and the Canal Zone (Nymphalidae) Bull. Allyn Mus. 1 : 1-5
Muyshondt, 1975
Notes on the life cycle and natural history of butterflies of El Salvador. III. Anaea (Memphis) pithyusa J. Lep. Soc. 29: 168-176
Möschler, 1877
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26 : 293-352, pl. 3-4
Prittwitz, 1865
Beitrag zur Fauna des Coreovado Stettin Ent. Ztg 26 (4-6): 123-143, (10-12): 307-325
Rothschild, 1897
On some new butterflies and moths Novit. Zool. 4 (3): 507-513
Salvin, 1869
Description of new species of butterflies from tropical America Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 4 (21) 4 (21): 163-181 (1869), 7 (42): 412-416 (1871)
Staudinger, 1897
Neue südamerikanische Tagfalter Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1) : 123-151, pl. 5-8
Stoll, [1780]; Stoll, [1782]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Weymer, 1907
Exotische Lepidopteren Dt. ent. Z. Iris 20 (1,2) : 1-51, pl. 1-2


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