''Velamysta'' is a genus of clearwing ( ithomiine) butterflies, named by

Richard Haensch Richard Haensch (active from 1890) was a Germans, German entomologist and insect dealer in Berlin. Haensch collected in Bahia (1893–1894), Minas Gerais (1896–1897) and Ecuador (1899–1900). He wrote the section "''Familie Danaidae''" in ''Di ...

in 1909. They are in the brush-footed butterfly 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 ...

Species

Arranged alphabetically:"''Velamysta'' Haensch, 1909"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *'' Velamysta peninna'' (Hewitson, 1855) *'' Velamysta phengites'' Fox, 1945 *''

Velamysta pupilla ''Velamysta pupilla'' is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Rep� ...

'' (Hewitson, 1874)

References

Ithomiini Nymphalidae of South America Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Richard Haensch {{Danainae-stub