Nessaea
| Nessaea | |
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| Nessaea batesii from French Guiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Epicaliini |
| Genus: | Nessaea Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Papilio ancaeus | |
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Nessaea is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation [pterobilin (biliverdin IXγ)] rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).