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Asterope leprieuri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Asterope leprieuri

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Asterope

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Asterope leprieuri Asterope leprieuri depuiseti type specimens

Similar
  
Asterope, Butterflies and moths, Asterope optima, Asterope markii, Callicore

Asterope leprieuri blue glory


Asterope leprieuri, the Leprieur's glory, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia.

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The wingspan is 50–60 mm.

Subspecies

Asterope leprieuri Asterope leprieuri philotima type specimens

  • Asterope leprieuri leprieuri (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope leprieuri depuiseti (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Peru, Bolivia)
  • Asterope leprieuri optima (Butler, 1869) (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador)
  • Asterope leprieuri philotima (Rebel, 1912) (Peru)

    • Etymology

    The name honours François Mathias René Leprieur.

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    References

    Asterope leprieuri Wikipedia
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