Siproeta
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Victorinini
Genus: Siproeta
Hübner, 1823
Siproeta superba

Siproeta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Species

There are three recognised species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813)rusty-tipped pagesouthern Texas and the tip of Florida, to Cuba and south to Brazil
Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)malachiteCentral America, southern North America to central South America.
Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864)broad-banded pageS Mexico & Guatemala

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