Emesis lucinda

White-patched emesis
	male, Panama
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Tribe:	Emesiini
Genus:	Emesis
Species:	E. lucinda
Binomial name
	Emesis lucinda; (Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
	Papilio lucinda Cramer, [1775]; Papilio dyndima Cramer, [1780]; Papilio lassus Fabricius, 1787; Emesis lucinda opaca Stichel, 1910;

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.^[2]

Subspecies[edit]

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.^[3]

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