Memphis (butterfly)

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

Memphis
Memphis moruus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Charaxinae
Tribe:
Anaeini
Genus:
Memphis

Hübner, [1819][1]
Species

Many, see text

Synonyms
  • Corycia Hübner, [1825][1]
  • Cymatogramma Doubleday, [1849]
  • Cymatogramma Westwood, [1850]
  • Rydonia Salazar & Constantino, 2001
  • Annagrapha Salazar & Constantino, 2001
  • Anaea

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)
  • Memphis glauce
  • *Memphis moruus
  • Memphis phantes - MHNT

References
  2. Lamas, G. (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera.
  3. Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. pp.124-127.
  4. Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Pointed Leafwing Memphis eurypyle C. & R. Felder, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 9, 2020.


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