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Thisbe
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Thisbe

Pyramus and Thisbē are a pair of ill-fated lovers whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses. The story has since been retold by many authors.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Banner Metalmark

speciesThisbe lycorias

Irenia Metalmark

speciesThisbe irenea

Hyaline metalmark

speciesThisbe hyalina

Thisbe molela

speciesThisbe molela

Thisbe ucubis

speciesThisbe ucubis

Thisbe incubus

speciesThisbe incubus

Thisbe rupestre

speciesThisbe rupestre

Thisbe silvestre

speciesThisbe silvestre

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Thisbe in Book of Herbs

Book of Herbs

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.830

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 148680.