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Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Microtia is a monophyletic genus of butterflies from southern United States and Central America in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the single species Microtia elva, the elf.[1] Larvae of this species feed on Tetramerium and other species in the family Acanthaceae.[2]
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| Genus: | Microtia Bates, 1864 |
| Species: | M. elva |
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| Microtia elva Bates, 1864 | |
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