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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This may be an outdated term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
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Distribution of Mestra Hübner, 1825
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Afghanistan


Algeria


Angola


Antigua and Barbuda


Argentina


Australia


Bahamas


Bahrain


Bangladesh


Barbados


Belize


Benin


Bhutan


Bolivia
2 Species
Botswana


Brazil
8 Species
Brunei


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cambodia


Cameroon


Canada


Cape Verde


Central African Republic


Chad


Chile


China
1 Species
Colombia
5 Species
Comoros


Cook Islands


Costa Rica


Cuba


Cyprus


Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Species
Djibouti


Dominica


Dominican Republic


East Timor


Ecuador
3 Species
Egypt


El Salvador


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Fiji


Gabon


Gambia


Ghana


Grenada


Guatemala


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Guyana


Haiti


Honduras


India
2 Species
Indonesia


Iran


Iraq


Israel


Ivory Coast


Jamaica


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan


Kenya


Kiribati


Kuwait


Kyrgyzstan


Laos


Lebanon


Lesotho


Liberia


Libya


Madagascar


Malawi


Malaysia


Maldives


Mali


Marshall Islands


Mauritania


Mauritius


Mexico
3 Species
Micronesia


Mongolia


Morocco


Mozambique


Myanmar


Namibia


Nauru


Nepal


New Zealand


Nicaragua


Niger


Nigeria


Niue


North Korea


Oman


Pakistan


Palau


Palestine


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Paraguay


Peru
1 Species
Philippines


Qatar


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa


Rwanda


Saint Kitts and Nevis


Saint Lucia


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Samoa


São Tomé and Príncipe


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Singapore


Solomon Islands


Somalia


Somaliland


South Korea


South Sudan


Sri Lanka


Sudan


Suriname


Sweden


Syria


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Tanzania


Thailand


Togo


Tonga


Trinidad and Tobago


Tunisia


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Tuvalu


Uganda


United Arab Emirates


Uruguay


USA
3 Species
Uzbekistan


Vanuatu


Venezuela


Vietnam


Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe