''Memphis'', described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819, is a Neotropical
nymphalid
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butterfly
genus
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in the subfamily
Charaxinae
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.
There are 61
species
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in the genus. All are
Neotropical
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Definition
In bioge ...
and the undersides of the wings closely
resemble dead leaves. In the past ''Memphis'' was considered a
subgenus
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
of ''
Anaea''.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
[*]
Species group
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''pasibula'':
*''
Memphis pasibula
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
''
(Doubleday, 849
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Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Battle of Ostia: A Saracen Arab fleet from Sardi ...
*''
Memphis falcata
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
''
(Hopffer, 1874)
Species group ''aureola'':
*''
Memphis anna''
(Staudinger, 1897)
*''
Memphis aureola
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
Memphi ...
''
(Bates, 1866)
*''
Memphis dia
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
''
(Godman & Salvin, 884
*''
Memphis polyxo
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
''
(H. Druce, 1874)
Species group ''verticordia'':
*''
Memphis artacaena
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
''
(Hewitson, 1869) – white-patched leafwing
[
*'']Memphis perenna
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Godman & Salvin, 884 – big-spotted leafwing[
*?'']Memphis pleione
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Godart, 1819)
*''Memphis verticordia
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Hübner, 1824)
Species group ''arginussa'':
*''Memphis arginussa
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Geyer, 1832) – mottled leafwing[
*'']Memphis herbacea
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) – scarce leafwing[
*'']Memphis lemnos
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*''Memphis pithyusa
''Memphis pithyusa'', known generally as the pale-spotted leafwing or blue leafwing, is a species of leafwing in the butterfly family Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed t ...
'' (R. Felder, 1869) – blue leafwing, pale-spotted leafwing[
Species group ''hedemanni'':
*'' Memphis acaudata'' (Röber, 1916)
*'' Memphis hedemanni'' (R. Felder, 1869) – double-banded leafwing][Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). ''A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America.'' Sunstreak Books Inc. pp.124-127.]
*''Memphis praxias
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Hopffer, 1874)
Species group ''glauce'':
*'' Memphis glauce'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
Species group ''appias'':
*''Memphis appias
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Hübner, 825
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Events
By place
India
* A group of Persio-Assyrian adherents of the Church of the East, under the leade ...
*'' Memphis xenippa'' (Hall, 1935)
*'' Memphis xenocles'' (Westwood, 1850) – corner-spotted leafwing[
Species group ''polycarmes'':
*'' Memphis ambrosia'' (H. Druce, 1874)
*'' Memphis anassa'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
*'']Memphis aulica
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Röber, 1916)
*'' Memphis basilia'' (Stoll, 780
*'' Memphis cleomestra'' (Hewitson, 1869)
*'' Memphis forreri'' (Godman & Salvin, 884 – Guatemalan leafwing[
*'' Memphis grandis'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis laura'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis lineata'' (Salvin, 1869)
*'' Memphis lyceus'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis mora'' (H. Druce, 1874)
*'' Memphis nenia'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'']Memphis offa
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis phantes'' (Hopffer, 1874)
*''Memphis polycarmes
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775)
*''Memphis proserpina
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Salvin, 1869) – great leafwing[
Species group ''moruus'':
*'']Memphis moruus
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphis ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775) – laurel leafwing[
*'' Memphis oenomais'' (Boisduval, 1870) – Boisduval's leafwing][
*'' Memphis philumena'' (Doubleday, ]849
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Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Battle of Ostia: A Saracen Arab fleet from Sardi ...
– orange-striped leafwing[
Species group ''eribotes'':
*'' Memphis acidalia'' (Hübner, 819
*'' Memphis beatrix'' (H. Druce, 1874)
*'' Memphis catinka'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis hirta'' (Weymer, 1907)
*'' Memphis laertes'' (Cramer, ]775
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*'' Memphis leonida'' (Stoll, 782
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*'' Memphis otrere'' (Hübner, 1825)
*'' Memphis pseudiphis'' (Staudinger, 1887)
Species group ''iphis'':
*''Memphis alberta
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (H. Druce, 1876)
*'' Memphis boliviana'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis cerealia'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis cluvia'' (Hopffer, 1874)
*''Memphis iphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Latreille, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) ...
*'' Memphis lorna'' (H. Druce, 1877)
*'' Memphis moeris'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 867
Ungrouped:
*'' Memphis eurypyle'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 – pointed leafwing
*''Memphis juliani
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' Constantino, 1999
*'' Memphis maria'' Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
*'' Memphis montesino'' Pyrcz, 1995
*'' Memphis neidhoeferi'' (Rotger, Escalante, & Coronado, 1965) – wavy-edged leafwing[
*'' Memphis salinasi'' Pyrcz, 1993
*'' Memphis viloriae'' Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
*'']Memphis wellingi
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphi ...
'' (Miller & Miller, 1976)
Gallery
File:AnaeaMemphisglaucone.jpg, '' Memphis glauce''
File:AnaeaMemphismorvus.jpg, *''Memphis moruus
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphis ...
''
File:Memphis phantes vicinia MHNT.jpg, '' Memphis phantes'' - MHNT
File:Macrolepidoptera15seit 0259.jpg,
File:Macrolepidoptera15seit 0261.jpg,
References
External links
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images representing ''Memphis''
at EoL
Photographs of type specimens.
Pteron
Images. In Japanese but binomial
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*Binomial (polynomial), a polynomial with two terms
* Binomial coefficient, numbers appearing in the expansions of powers of binomials
*Binomial QMF, a perfect-reconstruction orthogonal wavelet decomposition
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names. Two pages.
* Includes images.
Anaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Butterfly genera
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