Coea acheronta (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Coea acheronta (Fabricius, 1775) (Coea acheronta (Fabricius, 1775))
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Coea acheronta (Fabricius, 1775)

Coea acheronta (Fabricius, 1775)

The tailed cecropian, Historis acheronta, is a nymphalid butterfly species with the MONA Hodges number 4546.

Family
Genus
Coea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Coea acheronta (Fabricius, 1775)

Historis acheronta, commonly known as the tailed cecropian, is a butterfly species that belongs to the Nymphalidae family, which includes crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, and related butterflies. The MONA (Hodges) reference number for this species is 4546. This species was originally described as Coea acheronta by Fabricius in 1775.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Coea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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