Nessaea batesii, the Bates olivewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and the lower Amazon in Brazil.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Nessaea |
| Species: | N. batesii
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The length of the wings is 29–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Nessaea batesii batesii (Brazil (Pará))
- Nessaea batesii magniplaga Röber, 1928 (Suriname)
References
edit- ^ "Nessaea Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Neotropical Nymphalidae VII. Revision of Nessaea
- ^ Butterflies of Amazonia - Nessaea batesii
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