Biology:Asterope leprieuri

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Leprieur's glory
Leprieur's Glory (Asterope leprieuri) (8364213885).jpg
Asterope leprieuri. Dorsal view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Asterope
Species:
A. leprieuri
Binomial name
Asterope leprieuri
(Feisthamel, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Callithea leprieuri Feisthamel, 1835
  • Callithea optima f. eminens Röber, 1915
  • Callithea depuiseti f. eudia Röber, 1915
  • Callithea fassli Röber, 1915
  • Callithea freyja Röber, 1915

Asterope leprieuri, the Leprieur's glory, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is 50–60 mm.[3]

Subspecies

  • Asterope leprieuri leprieuri (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope leprieuri depuiseti (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Peru, Bolivia)
  • Asterope leprieuri optima (Butler, 1869) (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador)
  • Asterope leprieuri philotima (Rebel, 1912) (Peru)

Etymology

The name honours François Mathias René Leprieur.

References

  1. ↑ Asterope at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Asterope leprieuri, Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. ↑ "Butterfly Corner". http://www.butterflycorner.net/Asterope-leprieuri.745.0.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q535948 entry




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