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Genus   Mesene

Mesene aeolia

(H. Bates, 1868)



TL: Brazil (Pa)


aeolia Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

aeolia Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

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Mesene celina

(H. Bates, 1868)



TL: Brazil (Am)


celina Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

celina Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

celina Bates 1868 T ?Brazil (Am)

celina Bates 1868 T ?Brazil (Am)

specimen

specimen

Mesene argentea argentea

H. Bates, 1866

Silvery Metalmark

S Mexico to Panama

TL: Guatemala

argentea Bates 1866 T Guatemala

argentea Bates 1866 T Guatemala

hewitsonii Boisduval 1870 T Guatemala

hewitsonii Boisduval 1870 T Guatemala

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live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

Mesene argentea carnutes

(Hewitson, 1875)



TL: Colombia


carnutes Hewitson 1875 T Colombia

carnutes Hewitson 1875 T Colombia

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene argentea flavibasis

(Lathy, 1932)



TL: Colombia


flavibasis Lathy 1932 T Colombia

flavibasis Lathy 1932 T Colombia

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene phareus

(Cramer, 1777)

Cell-barred Metalmark

S Mexico to Brazil & Peru

TL: Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 ?T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 ?T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 ?T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 ?T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 ?T Surinam

phareus Cramer 1777 ?T Surinam

rubella Bates 1865 T Panama

rubella Bates 1865 T Panama

ineptus Stichel 1916 T Brazil (MT)

ineptus Stichel 1916 T Brazil (MT)

ineptus Stichel 1916 T Brazil (MT)

ineptus Stichel 1916 T Brazil (MT)

ineptus Stichel 1916 T Brazil (MT)

ineptus Stichel 1916 T ?Brazil (MT)

ineptus Stichel 1916 T ?Brazil (MT)

colombica Seitz 1916 T Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T ?Colombia

colombica Seitz 1916 T ?Colombia

deliciosa Stichel 1929 T Brazil (MT)

deliciosa Stichel 1929 T Brazil (MT)

deliciosa Stichel 1929 T Brazil (MT)

deliciosa Stichel 1929 T Brazil (MT)

deliciosa Stichel 1929 T Brazil (MT)

subfusca Lathy 1932 T Brazil

subfusca Lathy 1932 T Brazil

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live adult

live adult

Mesene leucophrys

H. Bates, 1868



TL: Brazil (Am)


leucophrys Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

leucophrys Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

martha Schaus 1902 T Peru

martha Schaus 1902 T Peru

pullula Stichel 1910 T Surinam

pullula Stichel 1910 T Surinam

pullula Stichel 1910 T Surinam

pullula Stichel 1910 T Surinam

pullula Stichel 1910 T Surinam

verecunda Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am);Peru

verecunda Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am);Peru

verecunda Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am);Peru

verecunda Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am);Peru

verecunda Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am);Peru

wickhami Riley 1919 T Brazil (Am)

wickhami Riley 1919 T Brazil (Am)

ostenta Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

ostenta Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

ostenta Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

ostenta Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

ostenta Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

eristalis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

eristalis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

eristalis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

eristalis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

eristalis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

phareolus Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

phareolus Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

phareolus Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

phareolus Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

phareolus Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

blandula Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

peruviana Lathy 1932 T Peru

peruviana Lathy 1932 T Peru

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene ingrumaensis

Callaghan & Salazar, 1999



TL: Colombia


ingrumaensis Callaghan & Salazar 1999 T Colombia

ingrumaensis Callaghan & Salazar 1999 T Colombia

ingrumaensis Callaghan & Salazar 1999 T ?Colombia

ingrumaensis Callaghan & Salazar 1999 T ?Colombia

Mesene epaphus epaphus

(Stoll, 1780)



TL: Surinam


epaphus Stoll 1780 HT Surinam

epaphus Stoll 1780 HT Surinam

epaphus Stoll 1780 HT Surinam

epaphus Stoll 1780 T Surinam

epaphus Stoll 1780 T Surinam

specimen

specimen

specimen

epalia Godart [1824] S Surinam;Brazil

epalia Godart [1824] S Surinam;Brazil

epalia Godart [1824] S Surinam;Brazil

Mesene epaphus pyrrha

H. Bates, 1868



TL: Brazil (Am)


pyrrha Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

pyrrha Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

sertata Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

sertata Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

sertata Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

sertata Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

sertata Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

genialis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

genialis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

genialis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

genialis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

genialis Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene pyrippe pyrippe

Hewitson, 1874



TL: Brazil (ES)


pyrippe Hewitson 1874 T Brazil (ES)

pyrippe Hewitson 1874 T Brazil (ES)

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene pyrippe sanguilenta

Stichel, 1910



TL: Brazil (SC/RS)


sanguilenta Stichel 1910 T Brazil (SC/RS)

sanguilenta Stichel 1910 T Brazil (SC/RS)

sanguilenta Stichel 1910 T Brazil (SC/RS)

sanguilenta Stichel 1910 T Brazil (SC/RS)

sanguilenta Stichel 1910 T Brazil (SC/RS)

Mesene paraena

H. Bates, 1868



TL: Brazil (Pa)


paraena Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

paraena Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

fenestrella Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

fenestrella Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene hyale

C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865



TL: Colombia


hyale Felder & Felder 1865 T Colombia

hyale Felder & Felder 1865 T Colombia

Mesene mygdon

Schaus, 1913

Red Metalmark

Costa Rica to Brazil

TL: Costa Rica

mygdon Schaus 1913 T Costa Rica

mygdon Schaus 1913 T Costa Rica

mygdon Schaus 1913 T Costa Rica

mygdon Schaus 1913 T Costa Rica

mygdon Schaus 1913 T Costa Rica

specimen

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live adult

Mesene croceella

H. Bates, 1865

Guatemalan Metalmark

E & S Mexico to Costa Rica,
[Panama?]

TL: Guatemala

croceella Bates 1865 T Guatemala

croceella Bates 1865 T Guatemala

specimen

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live adult

live adult

Mesene cyneas

(Hewitson, 1874)



TL: Bolivia


cyneas Hewitson 1874 T Bolivia

cyneas Hewitson 1874 T Bolivia

specimen

specimen

specimen
Mesene bomilcar
(Stoll, 1790)



TL: Surinam


Mesene citrinella

J. Hall & Willmott, 1995



TL: Ecuador


citrinella Hall & Willmott 1995 T Ecuador

citrinella Hall & Willmott 1995 T Ecuador

citrinella Hall & Willmott 1995 PT Ecuador

citrinella Hall & Willmott 1995 PT Ecuador

citrinella Hall & Willmott 1995 PT Ecuador

Mesene nepticula nepticula

Möschler, 1877



TL: Surinam


nepticula Möschler 1877 T Surinam

nepticula Möschler 1877 T Surinam

nepticula Möschler 1877 T Surinam

nepticula Möschler 1877 T Surinam

nepticula Möschler 1877 T Surinam

Mesene nepticula stigmosa

Stichel, 1910



TL: Brazil (Pa); Ecuador


stigmosa Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Pa);Ecuador

stigmosa Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Pa);Ecuador

stigmosa Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Pa);Ecuador

stigmosa Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Pa);Ecuador

stigmosa Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Pa);Ecuador

Mesene bigemmis

Stichel, 1925



TL: Brazil (Pa)


bigemmis Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Pa)

bigemmis Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Pa)

bigemmis Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Pa)

bigemmis Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Pa)

bigemmis Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Pa)

fissurata Stichel 1929 T Colombia

fissurata Stichel 1929 T Colombia

arouany Brévignon 1998 HT French Guiana

arouany Brévignon 1998 HT French Guiana

arouany Brévignon 1998 HT French Guiana

arouany Brévignon 1998 T French Guiana

arouany Brévignon 1998 T French Guiana

Mesene simplex

H. Bates, 1868



TL: Brazil (Pa)


simplex Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

simplex Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene leucogyna leucogyna

J. Hall & Lamas, 2007



TL: Peru


specimen

specimen
Mesene leucogyna notia
J. Hall & Lamas, 2007



TL: Peru


Mesene celetes

H. Bates, 1868



TL: Brazil (Pa)


celetes Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

celetes Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

rochesteri Weeks 1906 T Venezuela

rochesteri Weeks 1906 T Venezuela

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene monostigma monostigma

(Erichson, [1849])



TL: Guyana


monostigma Erichson [1849] T Guyana

monostigma Erichson [1849] T Guyana

monostigma Erichson [1849] T Guyana

hya Westwood 1851 T Brazil

hya Westwood 1851 T Brazil

hya Westwood 1851 T ?Brazil

hya Westwood 1851 T ?Brazil

guttula Stichel 1916 T Paraguay

guttula Stichel 1916 T Paraguay

guttula Stichel 1916 T Paraguay

guttula Stichel 1916 T Paraguay

guttula Stichel 1916 T Paraguay

specimen

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Mesene monostigma discolor

Stichel, 1929



TL: Bolivia


discolor Stichel 1929 T Bolivia

discolor Stichel 1929 T Bolivia

discolor Stichel 1929 T ?Bolivia

Mesene philonis

Hewitson, 1874



TL: Brazil (ES)


philonis Hewitson 1874 T Brazil (ES)

philonis Hewitson 1874 T Brazil (ES)

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene babosa

J. Hall & Willmott, 1995



TL: Ecuador


babosa Hall & Willmott 1995 T Ecuador

babosa Hall & Willmott 1995 T Ecuador

babosa Hall & Willmott 1995 PT Ecuador

babosa Hall & Willmott 1995 PT Ecuador

babosa Hall & Willmott 1995 PT Ecuador

Mesene veleda veleda

Stichel, 1923



TL: Brazil (Pa)


veleda Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

veleda Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

veleda Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

veleda Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

veleda Stichel 1923 T Brazil (Pa)

boyi Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Am)

boyi Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Am)

boyi Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Am)

boyi Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Am)

boyi Stichel 1925 T Brazil (Am)

Mesene veleda herteli

J. Zikán, 1952



TL: Brazil (Am)


herteli Zikán 1952 T Brazil (Am)

herteli Zikán 1952 T Brazil (Am)

Mesene nola

Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]



TL: Surinam


nola Herrich-Schäffer [1853] T Surinam

nola Herrich-Schäffer [1853] T Surinam

albiplaga Seitz 1916 T [Surinam]

albiplaga Seitz 1916 T [Surinam]

specimen

specimen

specimen

Mesene eupteryx

H. Bates, 1868



TL: Brazil (Pa)


eupteryx Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

eupteryx Bates 1868 T Brazil (Pa)

nydia Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

nydia Bates 1868 T Brazil (Am)

eromena Stichel 1910 T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 ?T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 ?T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 ?T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 ?T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 ?T Bolivia;Ecuador

eromena Stichel 1910 ?T Bolivia;Ecuador

mulleola Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

mulleola Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

mulleola Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

mulleola Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)

mulleola Stichel 1910 T Brazil (Am)
Mesene patawa
Brévignon, 1995



TL: French Guiana


Mesene sardonyx

Stichel, 1910



TL: Bolivia


sardonyx Stichel 1910 T Bolivia

sardonyx Stichel 1910 T Bolivia

sardonyx Stichel 1910 T Bolivia

sardonyx Stichel 1910 T Bolivia

sardonyx Stichel 1910 T Bolivia

juanae Orfila 1951 T Bolivia

juanae Orfila 1951 T Bolivia

Mesene jimena

Callaghan, Llorente & Luis, 2011

Zebra-tipped Metalmark

SW Mexico

TL: Mexico (Oax)

specimen

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Mesene margaretta

(El Salvador segregate)

Zebra-tipped Metalmark

El Salvador


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Mesene margaretta margaretta

(A. White, 1843)

Zebra-tipped Metalmark

E Mexico to Colombia

TL: Honduras

semiradiata Felder & Felder 1865 T Colombia

semiradiata Felder & Felder 1865 T Colombia

oriens Butler 1870 T Venezuela

oriens Butler 1870 T Venezuela

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live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult
Mesene margaretta anartia
J. Hall & Lamas, 2007



TL: Peru


Mesene silaris

Godman & Salvin, 1878

Yellow Metalmark

S Mexico to Peru, Venezuela,
Guianas

TL: Nicaragua

silaris Godman & Salvin 1878 T Nicaragua

silaris Godman & Salvin 1878 T Nicaragua

silaris Godman & Salvin 1878 T Nicaragua

silaris Godman & Salvin 1878 T Nicaragua

icterias Stichel 1910 ST Venezuela;Peru

icterias Stichel 1910 ST Venezuela;Peru

icterias Stichel 1910 ST Venezuela;Peru

icterias Stichel 1910 T Venezuela;Peru

icterias Stichel 1910 T Venezuela;Peru

maroni Brévignon 1993 T French Guiana

maroni Brévignon 1993 T French Guiana

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live adult

live adult

historical specimen

historical specimen

historical specimen

Mesene leucopus

Godman & Salvin, 1886

White-legged Metalmark

S Mexico & Guatemala

TL: Guatemala

leucopus Godman & Salvin 1886 T Guatemala

leucopus Godman & Salvin 1886 T Guatemala

specimen

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live adult
Mesene gracielae
Dolibaina, Dias, O. Mielke &
Casagrande, 2016



TL: Brazil