About Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, found in the southern United States. This genus contains only one species, Phystis simois.
Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Phystis is a monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus from the southern US that holds the single species Phystis simois.
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Taxonomy
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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