Posttaygetis penelea (Cramer, 1779) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Posttaygetis penelea (Cramer, 1779)
Posttaygetis is a monotypic Nymphalidae butterfly genus containing only Posttaygetis penelea, found in the Neotropical realm.
Posttaygetis is a monotypic butterfly genus. It belongs to the subfamily Satyrinae, within the family Nymphalidae. The only species in this genus is Posttaygetis penelea, first described by Cramer in 1779. This species occurs in the Neotropical realm.
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Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793
Cercyonis meadi Edwards, 1872
Pierella hortona (Hewitson, 1854)
Morpho deidamia (Hübner, 1816)
Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus, 1761)
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