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Asterope (butterfly)
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Asterope is a genus
of brush-footed butterflies found in the Neotropical Ecozone.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of brush-footed butterflies found in the Neotropical Ecozone.
Species
- Asterope batesiiAsterope batesiiBates' Asterope is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in inland Brazil, including Ayeyros, along the Tapajós and in Tefé on the Upper Amazon.The larvae feed on Paullinia species.-External links:**...
- Asterope buckleyi
- Asterope degandii
- Asterope leprieuriAsterope leprieuriLeprieur's Glory is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia.The wingspan is 50-60 mm.-Subspecies:*Asterope leprieuri leprieuri...
- Asterope markiiAsterope markiiThe Dotted Glory is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and Venezuela.The larvae feed on Paullinia species.-Subspecies:...
- Asterope sapphira
- Asterope whitelyi