Hermeuptychia intricata

Hermeuptychia intricata
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Hermeuptychia
Species: H. intricata
Binomial name
Hermeuptychia intricata
Grishin, 2014

Hermeuptychia intricata is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It has been recorded from the coastal plains of the eastern United States and is currently documented from Texas, Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina.

The length of the forewings is 16.5 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the difficulty in recognizing this very distinct species and its intricate ventral wing patterns.[1]

References

  1. ↑ A new Hermeuptychia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) is sympatric and synchronic with H. sosybius in southeast US coastal plains, while another new Hermeuptychia species – not hermes – inhabits south Texas and northeast Mexico
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