Biology:Lamprospilus
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Lamprospilus is a Neotropical[1][2] genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.[1][2][3] They occur in wet and dry lowland and montane forests from Mexico to central Argentina.[2]
Lamprospilus have sexually dimorphic wing patterns, to the extent that males and females have sometimes been first described as different species.[2]
Species
There are at least seven recognized species:[3]
- Lamprospilus azaria (Hewitson, 1867)
- Lamprospilus bicolor Prieto & Faynel, 2023
- Lamprospilus decorata Lathy, 1926
- Lamprospilus draudti Lathy, 1932
- Lamprospilus genius Geyer, 1832
- Lamprospilus nicetus (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)
- Lamprospilus stegmaier Prieto & Faynel, 2023
Some sources also recognize the following:[1][4]
- Lamprospilus collucia (Hewitson, 1877)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Savela, Markku. "Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/lamprospilus/#Lamprospilus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Duarte, Marcelo; Robbins, Robert K. (2010). "Description and phylogenetic analysis of the Calycopidina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): a subtribe of detritivores". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 54 (1): 45–65. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262010000100006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/295078.
- ↑ "Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1921918.
Wikidata ☰ Q1347906 entry
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