Biology:Splendeuptychia ackeryi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Splendeuptychia ackeryi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Splendeuptychia |
| Species: | S. ackeryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Splendeuptychia ackeryi Huertas et al., 2009
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Splendeuptychia ackeryi, the Magdalena Valley ringlet, is a species of butterfly first classified in 2009. Its distinguishing feature is unusually hairy mouthparts, which have been compared to a moustache.[1] The specimen was initially collected in the dry Magdalena River Valley of Colombia by Blanca Huertas.[2] It resembles Splendeuptychia toynei which is endemic to Ecuadorian east slope.[3]
References
- ↑ "New butterfly found with mustache disguise". http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29305885. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ↑ "Moustache helps identify butterfly". Natural History Museum. 20 February 2009. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2009/february/moustache-helps-identify-butterfly27539.html. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ↑ Blanca Huertas, Cristóbal Ríos & Jean François le Crom (2009). "A new species of Splendeuptychia from the Magdalena Valley in Colombia". Zootaxa 2014: 51–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2014.1.5. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02014p058f.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
Wikidata ☰ Q534052 entry
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