Hypoleria sarepta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Hypoleria
Species:
H. sarepta
Binomial name
Hypoleria sarepta
(Hewitson, [1852])[1]
Synonyms
  • Ithomia sarepta Hewitson, 1852
  • Ithomia virginia Hewitson, [1853]
  • Miraleria funerula Zikán, 1942
  • Hypoleria goiana d'Almeida, 1951

Hypoleria sarepta is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

Adults have translucent bluish wings and are heavily marked with orange.[2]

Subspecies

  • H. s. sarepta (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • H. s. virginia (Hewitson, [1853]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • H. s. cidonia (Hewitson, [1857]) (Colombia)
  • H. s. oriana (Hewitson, [1859]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • H. s. famina Haensch, 1909 (Peru)
  • H. s. goiana d'Almeida, 1951 (Brazil (Goiás))
  • H. s. olerioides d'Almeida, 1951 (Brazil (Rondônia))
  • H. s. orianula Bryk, 1953 (Peru)
  • H. s. vitiosa Lamas, 1985 (Peru)

References

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  1. ↑ Hypoleria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Butterflies of Amazonia


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