Memphis polyxo

Memphis polyxo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Memphis
Species:
M. polyxo
Binomial name
Memphis polyxo
(Druce, 1874)[1]

Memphis polyxo is a species of leafwing found in South America. It is present in Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

Memphis polyxo is a butterfly with a wingspan of about 58 mm, having forewings with a bulging costal edge, angular apex, and almost straight outer edge. The upper side is navy blue adorned with a metallic blue band, submarginal on the forewings and marginal on the hindwings. The underside is shiny dark brown and mimics a dead leaf.[2][3] Seitz- A. polyxo Druce (120 Da, b) from the Upper Amazon, from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and according to Druce also from Rio is a very attractive species with a pretty and most characteristic under surface. The specimen before us from Bolivia (Coroico, 1200 m, A. H. Fass) is beneath much lighter.[4][5][6] [7]

References

  1. ^ Druce, 1874 Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera chiefly from tropical America Cistula ent. 1 (10) : 285-290
  2. ^ Butterflies of America [1]
  3. ^ *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Comstock, W. P.1961. Butterflies of the American Tropics: the genus Anaea. Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae. New York: Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 214pp,30pl.
  5. ^ D'Abrera, B. 1988. Butterflies of the Neotropical Region, Nymphalidae, Satyridae. Victoria: Hill House. Pp. 680-723.; present in Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama.
  6. ^ Julius Rober ANAEA in Seitz.A. Band 5: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die Großschmetterlinge des amerikanischen Faunengebietes, 1907 580 et seq. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Witt, T.J. 1972. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Gattung Anaea Hübner (1819)(Lep. Nymphalidae). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 62: 163–183 pdf Zobodat


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