Tigridia acesta
Tigridia acesta, the tiger beauty, is a butterfly of the monotypic genus Tigridia in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.
| Tigridia acesta | |
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| Tigridia acesta tapajona, Brazil | |
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| Tribe: | Coeini (disputed) |
| Genus: | Tigridia Hübner, 1819 |
| Species: | T. acesta |
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| Tigridia acesta | |
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Papilio acesta Linnaeus, 1758 | |
It is sometimes placed in the tribe Coeini and sometimes in the tribe Nymphalini.
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