Zemeros emesoides
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| Zemeros emesoides | |
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| Zemeros emesoides. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Zemeros |
| Species: | Z. emesoides
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| Zemeros emesoides | |
Zemeros emesoides is a small butterfly that belongs to the family Riodinidae.
Subspecies
- Zemeros emesoides emesoides - Peninsular Malaya
- Zemeros emesoides zynias Fruhstorfer, 1914- Sumatra
- Zemeros emesoides bangueyanus Fruhstorfer, 1912 - Banggi
- Zemeros emesoides eso Fruhstorfer, 1904 – Borneo
Description
Zemeros emesoides is a midsized butterfly with coppery orange wings, characterized by orange and brown copper lines parallel to the margins. The underside wings have the same pattern.
Larvae feed on Maesa sp. (Primulaceae).
Distribution
This species can be found in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya and Singapore.
References
- Funet
- Tree of LifeError: "Q1974243" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Nemeobiinae
- Butterflies of Asia
- Butterflies described in 1860
- Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
- Taxa named by Rudolf Felder