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Doxocopa agathina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Doxocopa

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Doxocopa agathina, the agathina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Guyanas, northern Brazil, and the Amazon region. It is also called the purple emperor but this name may also refer to the European butterfly Apatura iris.

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Description

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The color of the wings varies by sex. Males have bright blue or purple wings, but the females' wings are darker in color, usually shades of brown. Females also typically have a diagonal orange band across their forewings. In both sexes, the wingspan measures about 50 millimetres (2.0 inches).

Subspecies

  • Doxocopa agathina agathina (Suriname)
  • Doxocopa agathina vacuna (Godart, [1824]) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Paraguay)

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    References

    Doxocopa agathina Wikipedia
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