''Baeotus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
found in
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
, the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
, and
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
.
Species
There are four recognised species:
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Baeotus aeilus
''Baeotus aeilus'', the Amazon beauty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
The wingspan is about 75 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic
Sexual dimorphi ...
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(Stoll, 1780)
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Baeotus baeotus
''Baeotus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Species
There are four recognised species:
*''Baeotus aeilus
''Baeotus aeilus'', the Amazon beauty, is a species of b ...
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(Doubleday, 1849)
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Baeotus deucalion
''Baeotus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Species
There are four recognised species:
*''Baeotus aeilus'' (Stoll, 1780)
*''Baeotus baeotus
''Baeotus'' is a genu ...
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(C. & R. Felder, 1860)
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Baeotus japetus
''Baeotus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Species
There are four recognised species:
*''Baeotus aeilus'' (Stoll, 1780)
*''Baeotus baeotus'' (Doubleday, 1849)
*''B ...
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(Staudinger, 1885)
References
"''Baeotus'' Hemming, 1939"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Coeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Francis Hemming
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