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Great Emesis
Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Butterflies & moths

Great Emesis

Emesis mandana (Cramer, 1780)

Names

EnglishGreat Emesis
Dutch—
SpanishMariposa topacio
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEmesis mandana (Cramer, 1780)

About this species

The Great Emesis (Emesis mandana) is a species of the family Lycaenidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 4 times (GBIF), in 2013. iNaturalist users have shared 4 observations from Suriname. Records come from Paramaribo.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusEmesis

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
2013First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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