Memphis offa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Memphis |
| Species: | M. offa
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Memphis offa is a species of leafwing found in South America.[2]
Subspecies
- Memphis offa offa, present in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru.
- Memphis offa gudrun (Niepelt, 1924), present in Colombia and Peru.
Description
Memphis offa is a butterfly that exhibits sexual dimorphism, with both sexes having a humped costal edge, a hook-like internal angle, and a concave inner edge. The upper part of the male is dark blue with a metallic blue basal part while that of the female is brown discreetly suffused with blue.The distal spot before the apex is double and there is also a diffuse spot before the middle of the border of the forewing. The male's underside is dark brown, the female's is yellow, both mimic a dead leaf.[3][4] [5]
References
- ^ Druce, H. 1877 A revision of the lepidopterous genus Paphia Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 632-652, pl. 61-64
- ^ *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ Comstock, W. P.1961. Butterflies of the American Tropics: the genus Anaea. Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae. New York: Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 214pp,30pl.
- ^ D'Abrera, B. 1988. Butterflies of the Neotropical Region, Nymphalidae, Satyridae. Victoria: Hill House. Pp. 680-723.; present in Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama.
- ^ Julius Rober ANAEA in Seitz.A. Band 5: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die Großschmetterlinge des amerikanischen Faunengebietes, 1907 580 et seq.
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