Biology:Baeotus aeilus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Baeotus |
| Species: | B. aeilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Baeotus aeilus (Stoll, 1780)[1]
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Baeotus aeilus, the Amazon beauty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil , Ecuador and Peru.
The wingspan is about 75 mm.[2] Adults are sexually dimorphic. The upperside of the males is dark brown with a broad median band of reflective pale blue scales, while the upperside of the females is banded with pale orange.[3]
Taxonomy
This species was formerly known as Baeotus amazonicus.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baeotus aeilus. |
- ↑ "Baeotus Hemming, 1939" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Parque Nacional Sangay
- ↑ Butterflies of Amazonia
Wikidata ☰ Q2878848 entry
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