Dymasia dymas (Edwards, 1877) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dymasia dymas (Edwards, 1877)

Dymasia dymas (Edwards, 1877)

Dymasia is a monotypic Nymphalidae butterfly genus containing only Dymasia dymas, found from the southern US to Central America.

Family
Genus
Dymasia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dymasia dymas (Edwards, 1877)

Dymasia is a monotypic genus of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This genus contains only one species: Dymasia dymas, commonly called the tiny checkerspot, and alternatively known as the dyman checkerspot. This species occurs across the range from the southern United States to Central America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Dymasia

More from Nymphalidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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