Anthanassa Explained

Anthanassa is a genus of North and South American butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from the United States to South America. One authority places this genus as a subgenus of Phyciodes.^[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:^{[1] [2]}

• Anthanassa acesas (Hewitson, 1864)
• Anthanassa annulata Higgins, 1981
• Anthanassa ardys (Hewitson, 1864) – Ardys crescent, ardent crescent
• Anthanassa argentea (Godman & Salvin, [1882]) – chestnut crescent
• Anthanassa atronia (Bates, 1866) – brown crescent
• Anthanassa crithona (Salvin, 1871) – crithona crescent
• Anthanassa drusilla (C. & R. Felder, 1861) – orange-patched crescent
• Anthanassa dracaena (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – notched crescent
• Anthanassa drymaea (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – weak-banded crescent
• Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832) – Cuban crescentspot, Cuban crescent
  • Anthanassa frisia tulcis (H.W. Bates, 1864) – pale-banded crescent
• Anthanassa nebulosa (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – blurry crescent
• Anthanassa otanes (Hewitson, 1864) – Otanes crescent, cloud-forest crescent, Blackened crescent
• Anthanassa ptolyca (Bates, 1864) – black crescent
• Anthanassa sitalces (Godman & Salvin, [1882]) – montane crescent, pine crescent
• Anthanassa sosis (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
• Anthanassa texana (Edwards, 1863) – Texan crescent

Notes and References

1. Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America Sunstreak Books, pp. 89-91.
2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/anthanassa/ "Anthanassa Scudder, 1875"