Historis

For the mythical figure, see Galanthis.

Historis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.^[1]

Historis
Historis odius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Coeini
Genus:	Historis Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
Coea Hübner, [1819] Aganisthos Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835] Megistanis Doubleday, 1844

Species

There are two recognised species:

• Historis acheronta (Fabricius, 1775) – dashwing, tailed cecropian
• Historis odius (Fabricius, 1775) – stinky leafwing, Orion^[2]

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  Historis acheronta - MHNT
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  Historis odius – MHNT