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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Mestra Hübner, 1825
is a synonym of Genus Tagasta Bolivar, 1905
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
1533
72196
Genera
Species
SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings
62
2849
Genera
Species
TribeBiblidini
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical brushfoots
53
2775
Genera
Species
SubtribeEurytelina
3
102
Genera
Species
GenusMestra
Hübner, 1825
76Species
Subnodes of Mestra Hübner, 1825
SpeciesMestra amymone Ménétriés, 1857  ⇒ Mestra hypermestra
Common Mestra, Jamaican Mestra, Northern Mestra
9Subspecies
SpeciesMestra anoplosterna Stål, 1877  ⇒ Tagasta anoplosterna
SpeciesMestra apicalis Staudinger, 1886
SpeciesMestra aurantia Weeks, 1902
SpeciesMestra bogotana Felder, 1867  ⇒ Mestra hypermestra
Jamaican Mestra
7Subspecies
SpeciesMestra burchelli Moulton, 1908
SpeciesMestra cana Erichson, 1848  ⇒ Mestra dorcas
St Lucia Mestra
2Subspecies
SpeciesMestra celebesica Karsch, 1888  ⇒ Tagasta celebesica
SpeciesMestra concolor Karsch, 1888  ⇒ Tagasta marginella
SpeciesMestra cowiana Butler, 1901
SpeciesMestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775
Jamaican Mestra
15Subspecies
SpeciesMestra floridana Strecker, 1900
SpeciesMestra haematopterum Haan, 1842
SpeciesMestra hersilia Fabricius, 1777  ⇒ Mestra dorcas
5Subspecies
SpeciesMestra hoplosterna Stål, 1877  ⇒ Tagasta hoplosterna
SpeciesMestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825
Grey handkerchief, Jamaican Mestra
10Subspecies
SpeciesMestra hypermnestra Hubner, 1825
2Subspecies
SpeciesMestra latimargo Hall, 1929
SpeciesMestra mardania Cramer, 1782
SpeciesMestra marginellus Thunberg, 1815
SpeciesMestra notata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893  ⇒ Pseudomorphacris notata
SpeciesMestra semifulua
SpeciesMestra semifulva Felder, 1867
SpeciesMestra sordida Hayward, 1931
SpeciesMestra teleboas Ménétriés, 1832  ⇒ Archimestra teleboas
SpeciesMestra tocantina Bates, 1865

Synonyms
Archimestra (Munroe, 1949)
Cystineura (Boisduval, 1836)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Mestra
FinnishSeitikäiset


Distribution of Mestra Hübner, 1825
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Argentina


Australia


Barbados


Belize


Bolivia
2 Species
Botswana


Brazil
8 Species
China
1 Species
Colombia
5 Species
Costa Rica


Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Species
Dominica


Dominican Republic


Ecuador
3 Species
Grenada


Guatemala


Guyana


Haiti


Honduras


India
2 Species
Jamaica


Madagascar


Mexico


Mozambique


Namibia


Nicaragua


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Republic South Africa


Saint Lucia


Sri Lanka


Thailand


Trinidad and Tobago


USA
3 Species
Venezuela


Zambia


Zimbabwe




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