Biology:Blepolenis
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Blepolenis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Morphinae.[1][2]
They are large, brown butterflies with broad, rounded wings. The upperside is dark brown with a large, brownish-orange field at the base of each wing. The hindwing is grayish-brown, finely patterned (horizontally) with two large eyespots on each hindwing. The underside of the forewing has a broad, light field in the middle.[3]
Species
- Blepolenis bassus (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
- Blepolenis batea (Hübner, [1821])
- Blepolenis catharinae (Stichel, 1902)
References
| Wikispecies has information related to Blepolenis |
- ↑ Butterflies of America
- ↑ "Blepolenis Röber, 1906" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Carter, D. 1994.Butterflies from around the world. Teknologisk Forlag. ISBN 82-512-0438-0 (DK Handbooks: Butterflies and Moths)
Wikidata ☰ Q6796292 entry
