Doxocopa cyane
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Doxocopa |
Species: | D. cyane
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Binomial name | |
Doxocopa cyane (Latreille, 1813)
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Doxocopa cyane, the Mexican emperor or cyan emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1]
Subspecies
Subspecies include:[2]
- Doxocopa cyane burmeisteri (Godman & Salvin, 1884) (Argentina)
- Doxocopa cyane cyane (Latreille, 1813) (Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia)
- Doxocopa cyane mexicana Bryk, 1953 (Mexico, Colombia)
- Doxocopa cyane vespertina Lamas, 1999 (Peru)
Distribution
This species is present in Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.[3]
Habitat
These butterflies inhabit cloudforest at elevations between about 600–1,800 metres (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level.[4]
Description
Doxocopa cyane has a wingspan of about 55 millimetres (2.2 in).[5] The color of the wings varies by sex. Males show a brilliant electric-blue iridescence on the upperside of the wings, while the wings of the females lack this iridescence. Females have usually a brown ground color with wide longitudinal bands of orange and white on forewings and hindwings.[4]
Biology
Larvae feed on Celtis spinosa.[3][4] Males are solitary and territorial. They usually visit wet muddy patches and feed on rotting fruits, dung or carrion. Females mainly inhabit the forest canopy.[4]
References
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- ^ Catalogue of Life
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b "Doxocopa Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Learn about butterflies
- ^ Jean-Claude Petit Inventory of the Butterfly Species of Sangay National Park - Ecuador
External links
- Butterflies of America
- Butterflies and Moths
- Frederick D. Godman et al. Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Vol. I (1879-1901)
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- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Commons link from Wikidata
- Apaturinae
- Butterflies described in 1813
- Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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