Siderone
Genus of butterflies
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Siderone is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.[1]
| Siderone | |
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| Siderone syntyche, figures 4 and 5 from Hewitson's Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Anaeini |
| Genus: | Siderone Hübner, [1823] |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
- Siderone galanthis (Cramer, [1775]) – scarlet leafwing, red-and-black leafwing, or red-striped leafwing
- Siderone syntyche Hewitson, 1854 – red-patched leafwing