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Malachite ( Siproeta stelenes) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Victorinini |
Genus: |
Siproeta Hübner, 1823 |
Siproeta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
There are three recognised species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813) | rusty-tipped page | From Texas and Florida to Cuba and Brazil |
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Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758) | malachite | Central America, lower tip of North American and upper part of South America |
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Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864) | broad-banded page | South Mexico & Guatemala |
Siproeta | |
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Malachite ( Siproeta stelenes) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Victorinini |
Genus: |
Siproeta Hübner, 1823 |
Siproeta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
There are three recognised species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813) | rusty-tipped page | From Texas and Florida to Cuba and Brazil |
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Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758) | malachite | Central America, lower tip of North American and upper part of South America |
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Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864) | broad-banded page | South Mexico & Guatemala |