''Panacea'' is a

brush-footed butterfly 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 redu ...

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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. ...

and

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. It is named after one of Asclepius's daughters

Panacea In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: * Panacea (the goddess of universal ...

Species

Listed alphabetically:''Panacea''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * '' Panacea bleuzeni'' Plantrou & Attal, 1986 * '' Panacea chalcothea'' (Bates, 1868) * '' Panacea divalis'' (Bates, 1868) * '' Panacea procilla'' (Hewitson, 1852) * '' Panacea prola'' (Doubleday,

848 __NOTOC__ Year 848 (Roman numerals, DCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Bordeaux, capital of Aquitaine, falls into the hand ...

* '' Panacea regina'' (Bates, 1864)

References

Biblidinae Nymphalidae of South America Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman Taxa named by Osbert Salvin {{Biblidinae-stub