Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euptychia | |
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Similar Euptychia, Electrotettix attenboroughi, Attenborosaurus, Sirdavidia, Trigonopterus | ||
Euptychia attenboroughi or Attenborough's black-eyed satyr is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. Six specimens have been collected from the north-western part of the upper Amazon basin in Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. The habitat consists of tropical evergreen forests.
The length of the forewings is 17–18 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of English naturalist, author and TV presenter, Sir David Attenborough, ″in gratitude for opening the eyes and hearts of millions to the natural world through his inspiring and edifying work″.
References
Euptychia attenboroughi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA