Mimathyma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in eastern and southern Asia. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1896.
| Mimathyma | |
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| Mimathyma ambica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
| Genus: | Mimathyma Moore, [1896] |
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Species
editListed alphabetically:[1]
- Mimathyma ambica (Kollar, [1844]) – Indian purple emperor
- Mimathyma chevana (Moore, [1865]) – sergeant emperor
- Mimathyma nycteis (Ménétriès, 1859) (Amurland, Korea, northeast China)
- Mimathyma schrenckii (Ménétriès, 1858) – Schrenck's emperor (Amurland, Korea, northeast China)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mimathyma Moore, [1896]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
External links
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