Doxocopa laurentia
Doxocopa laurentia | |
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Male from Brazil | |
Female from Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Doxocopa |
Species: | D. laurentia |
Binomial name | |
Doxocopa laurentia (Godart, [1824]) | |
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Doxocopa laurentia, the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
Doxocopa laurentia has a wingspan reaching about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). The upperside of the wings is brown, with a broad metallic blue central band in males, while in the females this band is usually white, with a broad orange patch on the top of the forewings. The undersides of the wings are yellowish or greyish, with black markings on the forewings.
Distribution
This species occurs in Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
Subspecies
Gallery
- Doxocopa laurentia cherubina from Peru - mounted specimen
- Doxocopa laurentia from Brazil - ventral view
References
- "Doxocopa laurentia (Godart, [1824])" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
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