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Borboleta doxocopa laurentia
Doxocopa laurentia, the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Contents
- Borboleta doxocopa laurentia
- Turquoise emperor doxocopa laurentia
- Description
- Distribution
- Subspecies
- References
Turquoise emperor doxocopa laurentia
Description
Doxocopa laurentia has a wingspan reaching about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). The upperside of the wings is brown, with a broad metallic blue central band in males, while in the females this band is usually white, with a broad orange patch on the top of the forewings. The undersides of the wings are yellowish or greyish, with black markings on the forewings.
Distribution
This species occurs in Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
Subspecies
References
Doxocopa laurentia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA