Nessaea

	Nessaea ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing '' Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing '' Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Faventia ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing '' Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing '' Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Magniplaga ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing '' Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Latifascia ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Romani ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 ''Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Ecuadorensis ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 ''Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 ''Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' Kr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Thalia ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing ''Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 ''Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 ''Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' Krü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Obrinus ''Nessaea obrinus'', the obrina olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia and the Guianas to the mouth of the Amazon and south to central Bolivia and Mato Grosso in Brazil, extending to northern Argentina. The length of the wings is 25–40 mm for males and 26–41 mm for females. Adults of subspecies ''obrinus'' are on wing in January and from July to November. Adults of subspecies ''faventia'' are on wing year round, but mainly from June to October and adults of subspecies ''lesoudieri'' are on wing year round, with no observed peak of abundance. Blue pigmentation Obrina Olivewing butterflies are very unusual because they are one of the few animals with actual blue pigment. Most other species get their blue coloration from a process called coherent scattering, in which scattered light waves interfere to create a blue color. All the other species of ''Nessaea'' get their blue coloration from the pigment pterobilin. Pt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Papilio Ancaeus ''Nessaea obrinus'', the obrina olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia and the Guianas to the mouth of the Amazon and south to central Bolivia and Mato Grosso in Brazil, extending to northern Argentina. The length of the wings is 25–40 mm for males and 26–41 mm for females. Adults of subspecies ''obrinus'' are on wing in January and from July to November. Adults of subspecies ''faventia'' are on wing year round, but mainly from June to October and adults of subspecies ''lesoudieri'' are on wing year round, with no observed peak of abundance. Blue pigmentation Obrina Olivewing butterflies are very unusual because they are one of the few animals with actual blue pigment. Most other species get their blue coloration from a process called coherent scattering, in which scattered light waves interfere to create a blue color. All the other species of ''Nessaea'' get their blue coloration from the pigment pterobilin. Pt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Batesii ''Nessaea batesii'', the Bates olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and the lower Amazon in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... The length of the wings is 29–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. The upperside of adult males is dark brown, with bright sky-blue diagonal bands on the forewings and orange patches on the hindwings. The females have plain brown hindwings, blue diagonal bands across the forewings, and elongated reddish spots within the discal cell of the forewings. Subspecies ''Nessaea batesii batesii'' (Brazil (Pará)) ''Nessaea batesii magniplaga'' Röber, 1928 (Suriname) References Biblidinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Aglaura ''Nessaea aglaura'', the common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... It is found in evergreen tropical forest and in semi-deciduous tropical forest. The length of the wings is 31–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing nearly year round. They are notable for the presence of blue pigments in their wings, as opposed to blue created by physical structures. The larvae feed on '' Alchornea costaricensis'' and '' Plukenetia volubilis''. Subspecies ''Nessaea aglaura aglaura'' (Mexico to Panama and Ecuador) ''Nessaea aglaura regina'' (Salvin, 1869) (Venezuela, Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Regina ''Nessaea aglaura'', the common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... It is found in evergreen tropical forest and in semi-deciduous tropical forest. The length of the wings is 31–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing nearly year round. They are notable for the presence of blue pigments in their wings, as opposed to blue created by physical structures. The larvae feed on '' Alchornea costaricensis'' and '' Plukenetia volubilis''. Subspecies ''Nessaea aglaura aglaura'' (Mexico to Panama and Ecuador) ''Nessaea aglaura regina'' (Salvin, 1869) (Venezuela, Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Hewitsonii ''Nessaea hewitsonii'', the Hewitson's olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common in a broad range of the Amazon basin including the eastern slopes of the Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ... mountain range. It is found in high evergreen tropical forest, semi-deciduous tropical forest, and riverine forest. The length of the wings is 33–40 mm for males and 36–41 mm for females. The upperside of the males is dark brown, with bright sky-blue diagonal bands on the forewings and blue markings on the hindwings. They are fast flyers and fly in an erratic fashion. They may land suddenly on leaves or on the ground if decaying fruit is present. They are also attracted to human perspiration. Subspecies ''Nessaea hewitsoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Nessaea ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing '' Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing '' Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Faventia ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing '' Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing '' Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Magniplaga ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing '' Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Latifascia ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 '' Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Romani ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 ''Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Ecuadorensis ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing '' Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 ''Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 ''Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' Kr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Thalia ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's all in the structure" ''Gossamer Tapestry'', Retrieved January 25, 2017 rather than iridescence (e.g., ''Morpho'' species). Species Accepted species: '' Nessaea aglaura'' Doubleday 848/small> – common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing ''Nessaea ecuadorensis'' Talbot 1932 '' Nessaea batesii'' C. & R. Felder 1860 – Bates olivewing ''Nessaea magniplaga'' Röber 1928 '' Nessaea hewitsonii'' C. & R. Felder 1859 – Hewitson's olivewing '' Nessaea obrinus'' Linnaeus 1758 – obrina olivewing ''Nessaea faventia'' Fruhstorfer 1910 ''Nessaea latifascia'' Röber 1928 ''Nessaea romani'' Bryk 1953 '' Nessaea regina'' Salvin 1869 '' Nessaea thalia'' Bargmann 1928 Unaccepted species: '' Nessaea margaretha'' Krü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Obrinus ''Nessaea obrinus'', the obrina olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia and the Guianas to the mouth of the Amazon and south to central Bolivia and Mato Grosso in Brazil, extending to northern Argentina. The length of the wings is 25–40 mm for males and 26–41 mm for females. Adults of subspecies ''obrinus'' are on wing in January and from July to November. Adults of subspecies ''faventia'' are on wing year round, but mainly from June to October and adults of subspecies ''lesoudieri'' are on wing year round, with no observed peak of abundance. Blue pigmentation Obrina Olivewing butterflies are very unusual because they are one of the few animals with actual blue pigment. Most other species get their blue coloration from a process called coherent scattering, in which scattered light waves interfere to create a blue color. All the other species of ''Nessaea'' get their blue coloration from the pigment pterobilin. Pt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Papilio Ancaeus ''Nessaea obrinus'', the obrina olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia and the Guianas to the mouth of the Amazon and south to central Bolivia and Mato Grosso in Brazil, extending to northern Argentina. The length of the wings is 25–40 mm for males and 26–41 mm for females. Adults of subspecies ''obrinus'' are on wing in January and from July to November. Adults of subspecies ''faventia'' are on wing year round, but mainly from June to October and adults of subspecies ''lesoudieri'' are on wing year round, with no observed peak of abundance. Blue pigmentation Obrina Olivewing butterflies are very unusual because they are one of the few animals with actual blue pigment. Most other species get their blue coloration from a process called coherent scattering, in which scattered light waves interfere to create a blue color. All the other species of ''Nessaea'' get their blue coloration from the pigment pterobilin. Pt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Batesii ''Nessaea batesii'', the Bates olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and the lower Amazon in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... The length of the wings is 29–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. The upperside of adult males is dark brown, with bright sky-blue diagonal bands on the forewings and orange patches on the hindwings. The females have plain brown hindwings, blue diagonal bands across the forewings, and elongated reddish spots within the discal cell of the forewings. Subspecies ''Nessaea batesii batesii'' (Brazil (Pará)) ''Nessaea batesii magniplaga'' Röber, 1928 (Suriname) References Biblidinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Aglaura ''Nessaea aglaura'', the common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... It is found in evergreen tropical forest and in semi-deciduous tropical forest. The length of the wings is 31–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing nearly year round. They are notable for the presence of blue pigments in their wings, as opposed to blue created by physical structures. The larvae feed on '' Alchornea costaricensis'' and '' Plukenetia volubilis''. Subspecies ''Nessaea aglaura aglaura'' (Mexico to Panama and Ecuador) ''Nessaea aglaura regina'' (Salvin, 1869) (Venezuela, Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Regina ''Nessaea aglaura'', the common olivewing, northern nessaea or Aglaura olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... It is found in evergreen tropical forest and in semi-deciduous tropical forest. The length of the wings is 31–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing nearly year round. They are notable for the presence of blue pigments in their wings, as opposed to blue created by physical structures. The larvae feed on '' Alchornea costaricensis'' and '' Plukenetia volubilis''. Subspecies ''Nessaea aglaura aglaura'' (Mexico to Panama and Ecuador) ''Nessaea aglaura regina'' (Salvin, 1869) (Venezuela, Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nessaea Hewitsonii ''Nessaea hewitsonii'', the Hewitson's olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common in a broad range of the Amazon basin including the eastern slopes of the Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ... mountain range. It is found in high evergreen tropical forest, semi-deciduous tropical forest, and riverine forest. The length of the wings is 33–40 mm for males and 36–41 mm for females. The upperside of the males is dark brown, with bright sky-blue diagonal bands on the forewings and blue markings on the hindwings. They are fast flyers and fly in an erratic fashion. They may land suddenly on leaves or on the ground if decaying fruit is present. They are also attracted to human perspiration. Subspecies ''Nessaea hewitsoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]