Neonympha helicta, the helicta satyr, is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] There is some question that this putative species is the same as that figured by Jacob Hübner as Oreas helicta[4]

Neonympha helicta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Neonympha
Species:
N. helicta
Binomial name
Neonympha helicta
(Hübner, 1808)

The MONA or Hodges number for Neonympha helicta is 4576.1.[5]

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Neonympha helicta:

  • Neonympha helicta dadeensis Gatrelle, 1999 i g
  • Neonympha helicta helicta (Hübner, 1808) i g
  • Neonympha helicta septentrionalis W. Davis, 1924 i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Neonympha helicta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. ^ a b "Neonympha helicta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ^ a b "Neonympha helicta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ calhoun, John V. (2018). "John Abbot, Jacob Hübner, and Oreas helicta". News of the Lepidopterists' Society. 60: 159-163.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Neonympha helicta". Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  6. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-07.

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