Sephisa is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It is related to Apatura, Hestinalis, and Mimathyma, with a common ancestor that diverged around 30Ma.[1]
| Sephisa | |
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| Sephisa dichroa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
| Genus: | Sephisa Moore, 1882 |
Species
edit- Sephisa dichroa (Kollar, [1844]) – western courtier
- Sephisa princeps (Fixsen, 1887)[2]
- Sephisa chandra (Moore, [1858]) – eastern courtier
- Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910
References
edit- ^ Ohshima, Issei; Tanikawa-Dodo, Yukiko; Saigusa, Toyohei; Nishiyama, Tomoaki; Kitani, Masakazu; Hasebe, Mitusyasu; Mohri, Hideo (December 2010). "Phylogeny, biogeography, and host–plant association in the subfamily Apaturinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from eight nuclear and seven mitochondrial genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1026–1036. Bibcode:2010MolPE..57.1026O. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.018.
- ^ Dantchenko, A.; Sourakov, A.; Emmel, T. C. (1996-09-01). "Notes on the Life History of Sephisa princeps in Eastern Russia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)". Holarctic Lepidoptera: 47–57. ISSN 1070-4140.
External links
edit- "Sephisa Moore, 1882" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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