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Emesis lucinda

White-patched Emesis


Emesis lucinda

Family: Riodinidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Emesis lucinda (white-patched emesis or lucinda metalmark) is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and in Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.

The wingspan is about 36 mm.

Subspecies: Emesis aurimna, Emesis eurydice, Emesis castigata, Emesis fastidiosa, Emesis glaucescens, Emesis liodes and Emesis spreta were all treated as subspecies of Emesis lucinda, but are now considered full species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Emesis lucinda. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
96058818/07/2019BoliviaDepartamento de Santa CruzJardin Botanico, Santa Cruz de la SierraLuis Cesar Tejo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. White-patched Emesis (Emesis lucinda) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.