Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Orange-striped Emesis
Emesis cypria paphia R. Felder, 1869


Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Helicopini
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Range: Emesis cypira paphia ranges from Southern Mexico to Columbia (source: Butterflies of America). Other subspecies are found in South America.
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