Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864)

Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864)

Mazia amazonica is the only species in the monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus Mazia, found in South America.

Family
Genus
Mazia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864)

Mazia is a monotypic genus of butterflies that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. This genus contains only one recognized species, Mazia amazonica, which is found in South America. The scientific name of this species is Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864).

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Mazia

More from Nymphalidae

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

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