Baeotus

Baeotus
Baeotus aeilus - MHNT
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Coeini
Genus:
Hemming, 1939

Baeotus is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Species

There are four recognised species:

  • Baeotus aeilus (Stoll, 1780)
  • Baeotus baeotus (Doubleday, 1849)
  • Baeotus deucalion (C. & R. Felder, 1860)
  • Baeotus japetus (Staudinger, 1885)

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