Doxocopa laurentia
Doxocopa laurentia, the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Doxocopa laurentia | |
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Male from Brazil | |
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Female from Brazil | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Doxocopa |
Species: | D. laurentia |
Binomial name | |
Doxocopa laurentia (Godart, [1824]) | |
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Description
Doxocopa laurentia has a wingspan reaching about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). The upperside of the wings is brown, with a broad metallic blue central band in males, while in the females this band is usually white, with a broad orange patch on the top of the forewings. The undersides of the wings are yellowish or greyish, with black markings on the forewings.
Subspecies
Gallery
- Doxocopa laurentia cherubina from Peru - mounted specimen
- Doxocopa laurentia from Brazil - ventral view
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References
- "Doxocopa laurentia (Godart, [1824])" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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