''Evenus'' is a

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genus in the family

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, with species ranging from

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Species list

* '' Evenus regalis'' (Cramer, 1775) –

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Sermeño, J. M., Robbins, R. K., Lamas, G., & Gámez, J. A. (2013). Cría en laboratorio de las" joyas vivientes" de El Salvador, Evenus regalis (Cramer) y Evenus batesii (Hewitson)(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). ''Bioma''. * '' Evenus coronata'' (Hewitson, 1865)– crowned hairstreakNeild, A. F., & Bálint, Z. (2014). Notes on the identity of Evenus coronata (Hewitson, 1865)(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini) with the description of a remarkably overlooked sibling species. ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'', 105-120. * '' Evenus gabriela'' (Cramer, 1775)Ríos-Málaver, C., & Vargas-Ch, J. I. EL GÉNERO EVENUS HÜBNER (1819) Y SU PRESENCIA EN COLOMBIA (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) THE GENUS EVENUS HÜBNER (1819) AND ITS PRESENCE IN COLOMBIA (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE). * ''

Evenus batesi Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

i'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Evenus candidus Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Druce, 1907) * ''

Evenus sponsa Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Möschler, 1877) * ''

Evenus sumptuosa Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Druce, 1907) * ''

Evenus tagyra Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Evenus floralia Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Druce, 1907) * ''

Evenus temathea Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Evenus satyroides Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Evenus latreillii Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Evenus felix Evenus , Euenos , Evinos, or Evenos may refer to: * Evinos, a river in western Greece * Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece * ''Evenus'' (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled ''Euenus'' * ...

'' (Neild and Balint, 2014)

References

External links

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Taxonomy Distribution Image of ''Evenus regalis''
''Evenus'' images at EOL
Eumaeini Lycaenidae of South America Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Eumaeini-stub