''Timaeta'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
. The species of this genus are found in the
Neotropical realm
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
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Species
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Timaeta aepea
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' (Hewitson, 1874)
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Timaeta balzabamba
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*''Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' (Goodson, 1945)
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Timaeta christina
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*''Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*''Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & B ...
'' Robbins & Busby, 2008
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Timaeta cospata
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*''Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*''Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*''Timaeta christina'' Robbins & Bu ...
'' Robbins & Busby, 2008
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Timaeta eronos
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*''Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*''Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*''Timaeta christina'' Robbins & Bu ...
'' (Druce, 1890)
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Timaeta gabriela
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it inc ...
'' Busby & Robbins, 2008
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Timaeta matthewi'' Busby & Robbins, 2008
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Timaeta molinopampa'' (Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2000)
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Timaeta pilosa'' Robbins & Busby, 2008
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Timaeta roberti
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' Busby & Robbins, 2008
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Timaeta romero'' Robbins & Busby, 2008
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Timaeta timaeus
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' (C. & R.Felder, 1865)
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Timaeta trochus
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' (Druce, 1907)
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Timaeta walkeri
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' Robbins & Busby, 2008
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Timaeta werneri
''Timaeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Timaeta aepea'' (Hewitson, 1874)
*'' Timaeta balzabamba'' (Goodson, 1945)
*'' Timaeta christina'' Robbins & ...
'' (Salazar, Vélez, Cardona & Johnson, 1997)
External links
"''Timaeta'' Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Eumaeini
Lycaenidae of South America
Lycaenidae genera
{{Lycaenidae-stub