''Mazia'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

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 ...

that contains the species ''Mazia amazonica'' found in

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 ...

."''Mazia'' Higgins, 1981"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Subspecies

*''M. a. amazonica'' (Bates, 1864) (Brazil) *''M. a. cocha'' Lamas, 1905 (Ecuador, Peru) *''M. a. tambopata'' Lamas, 1995 (Peru)

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images Melitaeini Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Monotypic butterfly genera Taxa named by Robert P. Higgins {{Nymphalinae-stub