Eresia is a genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae. Eresia forms complex mimicry rings with Heliconiinae and Ithomiinae.
Species
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Eresia actinote Salvin, 1869
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Eresia carme Doubleday, [1847]
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Eresia casiphia Hewitson, 1869 – three-banded crescent
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Eresia clio (Linnaeus, 1758) – creamy crescent, Clio crescent, common crescent
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Eresia datis Hewitson, 1864 – Datis crescent, Hewitson's Mimic
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Eresia emerantia Hewitson, 1857 – Emerantia crescent
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Eresia erysice (Geyer, 1832)
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Eresia estebana (Hall, 1929)
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Eresia eunice (Hübner, [1807]) – Eunice crescent, tiger crescent (type for the genus)
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Eresia ithomioides Hewitson, 1864 – three-banded crescent, ithomioides crescent, variable crescent
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Eresia letitia Hewitson, 1869
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Eresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Peruvian crescent, Nauplius crescent
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Eresia lansdorfi (Godart, 1819) – Lansdorf's crescent
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Eresia levina Hewitson, 1872
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Eresia olivencia Bates, 1864
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Eresia pelonia Hewitson, 1852 – mimic crescent, Polina crescent
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Eresia perna Hewitson, 1852
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Eresia phillyra Hewitson, 1852 – square-tipped crescent
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Eresia polina Hewitson, 1852 – Polina crescent
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Eresia sticta Schaus, 1913
References
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^ "Eresia Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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^ Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87, 145.
