Biology:Lamprospilus
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Lamprospilus is a Neotropical[1][2] genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.[1][2][3] This genus was first described in 1832 by Carl Geyer.
Description
Lamprospilus have sexually dimorphic wing patterns. Some males have distinctive transparent wing patches. Males and females can appear so distinct that males and females have sometimes been first described as different species.[2][4]
Distribution
Lamprospilus sp. are found in both wet and dry lowlands and montane forests in Central and South America from Mexico to central Argentina.[2][4]
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][5]
- 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Costa, Mauro (2019-11-15). "Lepidoptera from the Pantepui. Part VII. A distinctive Lamprospilus species from the Guiana Highlands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae)". Opuscula Zoologica 50 ((Supplementum 1)). doi:10.18348/opzool.2019.s1.3. ISSN 0237-5419. https://doi.org/10.18348/opzool.2019.s1.3.
- ↑ "Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1921918.
Wikidata ☰ Q1347906 entry
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