Leafwings

Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.

There are 61 species in the genus.^[2] All are Neotropical and the undersides of the wings closely resemble dead leaves. In the past Memphis was considered a subgenus of Anaea.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:^[1]

Species group pasibula:

• Memphis pasibula (Doubleday, [1849])
• Memphis falcata (Hopffer, 1874)

Species group aureola:

• Memphis anna (Staudinger, 1897)
• Memphis aureola (Bates, 1866)
• Memphis dia (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
• Memphis polyxo (H. Druce, 1874)

Species group verticordia:

• Memphis artacaena (Hewitson, 1869) – white-patched leafwing^[3]
• Memphis perenna (Godman & Salvin, [1884]) – big-spotted leafwing^[3]
• ?Memphis pleione (Godart, 1819)
• Memphis verticordia (Hübner, 1824)

Species group arginussa:

• Memphis arginussa (Geyer, 1832) – mottled leafwing^[3]
• Memphis herbacea (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) – scarce leafwing^[3]
• Memphis lemnos (H. Druce, 1877)
• Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869) – blue leafwing, pale-spotted leafwing^[3]

Species group hedemanni:

• Memphis acaudata (Röber, 1916)
• Memphis hedemanni (R. Felder, 1869) – double-banded leafwing^[3]
• Memphis praxias (Hopffer, 1874)

Species group glauce:

• Memphis glauce (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)

Species group appias:

• Memphis appias (Hübner, [1825])
• Memphis xenippa (Hall, 1935)
• Memphis xenocles (Westwood, 1850) – corner-spotted leafwing^[3]

Species group polycarmes:

• Memphis ambrosia (H. Druce, 1874)
• Memphis anassa (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
• Memphis aulica (Röber, 1916)
• Memphis basilia (Stoll, [1780])
• Memphis cleomestra (Hewitson, 1869)
• Memphis forreri (Godman & Salvin, [1884]) – Guatemalan leafwing^[3]
• 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 (H. Druce, 1877)
• Memphis phantes (Hopffer, 1874)
• Memphis polycarmes (Fabricius, 1775)
• Memphis proserpina (Salvin, 1869) – great leafwing^[3]

Species group moruus:

• Memphis moruus (Fabricius, 1775) – laurel leafwing^[3]
• Memphis oenomais (Boisduval, 1870) – Boisduval's leafwing^[3]
• Memphis philumena (Doubleday, [1849]) – orange-striped leafwing^[3]

Species group eribotes:

• Memphis acidalia (Hübner, [1819])
• Memphis beatrix (H. Druce, 1874)
• Memphis catinka (H. Druce, 1877)
• Memphis hirta (Weymer, 1907)
• Memphis laertes (Cramer, [1775])
• Memphis leonida (Stoll, [1782])
• Memphis otrere (Hübner, 1825)
• Memphis pseudiphis (Staudinger, 1887)

Species group iphis:

• Memphis alberta (H. Druce, 1876)
• Memphis boliviana (H. Druce, 1877)
• Memphis cerealia (H. Druce, 1877)
• Memphis cluvia (Hopffer, 1874)
• Memphis iphis (Latreille, [1813])
• Memphis lorna (H. Druce, 1877)
• Memphis moeris (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867])

Ungrouped:

• Memphis eurypyle C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 – pointed leafwing^[4]
• Memphis juliani Constantino, 1999
• Memphis maria Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
• Memphis montesino Pyrcz, 1995
• Memphis neidhoeferi (Rotger, Escalante, & Coronado, 1965) – wavy-edged leafwing^[3]
• Memphis salinasi Pyrcz, 1993
• Memphis viloriae Pyrcz & Neild, 1996
• Memphis wellingi (Miller & Miller, 1976)

Gallery

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  Memphis glauce

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  • Memphis moruus
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  Memphis phantes - MHNT

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References