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Mimicry Classifi cation

S pecies were classifi ed among 23 mimicry groups, following previous classifi cation
(e.g., Willmott and Mallet 2004 ; Jiggins et al. 2006 ; Elias et al. 2008 , Table 1 and
Fig. 1 ).

Table 1 List of the species of Ithomia , Napeogenes and Oleria , with their mimicry patterns.
(Species may harbour multiple geographical races with different mimicry patterns)

Genus Species Mimicry pattern

Ithomia adelinda confusa, mestra, praxilla

Ithomia agnosia agnosia, lerida

Ithomia amarilla eurimedia

Ithomia arduinna agnosia, eurimedia

Ithomia avella ticida-m, banjana-m, panthyale

Ithomia celemia hermias, mamercus, parallelis

Ithomia cleora mantineus

Ithomia diasia amalda, lerida

Ithomia drymo lerida

Ithomia eleonora banjana-m

Ithomia ellara banjana-m

Ithomia heraldica mamercus

Ithomia hyala lerida

Ithomia hymettia agnosia, banjana-m

Ithomia iphianassa dilucida, hermias, idae

Ithomia jucunda amalda, lerida

Ithomia lichyi agnosia, lerida

Ithomia patilla lerida

Ithomia praeithomia banjana-m

Ithomia pseudoagalla dilucida

Ithomia salapia agnosia, derama, eurimedia

Ithomia terra agnosia, banjana-m, lerida

Ithomia xenos dilucida

Napeogenes aethra hermias

Napeogenes apulia mestra, ocna

Napeogenes benigna dilucida, panthyale

Napeogenes cranto dilucida, eurimedia

Napeogenes duessa duessa, eurimedia, mamercus

Napeogenes fl ossina panthyale

Napeogenes glycera mestra, ocna, praxilla

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