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Asterope markii

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Dotted glory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Asterope
Species:
A. markii
Binomial name
Asterope markii
(Hewitson, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Callithea markii Hewitson, 1857
  • Callithea wallacei Staudinger, 1886
  • Callithea refulgens Kaye, 1919
  • Callithea boyi Röber, 1924
  • Callithea hewitsoni Staudinger, 1886
  • Callithea davisii Butler, 1877

Asterope markii, the dotted glory, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Venezuela.

The larvae feed on Paullinia species.

Subspecies

  • Asterope markii markii (Hewitson, 1857) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Asterope markii boyi (Röber, 1924) (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope markii ackeryi Jenkins, 1987 (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope markii hewitsoni (Staudinger, 1886) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Asterope markii davisii (Butler, 1877) (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (Acre))
  • Asterope markii gallardi Neukirchen, 1996 (French Guiana)
  • Asterope markii werneri Neukirchen, 1996 (Brazil (Amazonas))


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