Siproeta

Siproeta
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Victorinini
Genus:
Hübner, 1823
Siproeta superba

Siproeta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Species

There are three recognised species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813) rusty-tipped page From Texas and Florida to Cuba and Brazil
Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758) malachite Central America, lower tip of North American and upper part of South America
Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864) broad-banded page South Mexico & Guatemala

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