Doxocopa

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Doxocopa
Doxocopa agathina sup.jpg
Doxocopa agathina male
Silver emperor (Doxocopa laure) female dorsal.jpg
Doxocopa laurentia female
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Doxocopa
Hübner, 1819

Doxocopa is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. It includes the following species:[1]

  • Doxocopa agathina (Cramer, [1777]) - Agathina emperor
  • (Godman & Salvin, [1884])
  • (Ménétriés, 1855)
  • (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867])
  • Doxocopa cyane (Latreille, [1813])
  • (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
  • (Gillott, 1927)
  • (Staudinger, 1886)
  • (Butler, 1866)
  • Doxocopa laure (Drury, [1773]) - silver emperor
  • Doxocopa laurentia (Godart, [1824])
  • Doxocopa linda (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) - Linda emperor
  • Doxocopa pavon (Latreille, [1809]) - Pavon emperor
  • (Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
  • (Hübner, [1825])
  • (Butler, 1869)
  • (Godart, [1824])

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See also[]

  • Adelpha - a genus of butterflies which closely resemble the females of most species of Doxocopa

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (June 19, 2018). "Doxocopa Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.


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