Asterope leprieuri, the Leprieur's glory, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia.[2]
| Leprieur's glory | |
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| Asterope leprieuri. Dorsal view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Asterope |
| Species: | A. leprieuri
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| Binomial name | |
| Asterope leprieuri (Feisthamel, 1835)[1]
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Subspecies
edit- Asterope leprieuri leprieuri (Brazil (Pará))
- Asterope leprieuri depuiseti (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Peru, Bolivia)
- Asterope leprieuri optima (Butler, 1869) (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador)
- Asterope leprieuri philotima (Rebel, 1912) (Peru)
Etymology
editThe name honours François Mathias René Leprieur.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Asterope leprieuri.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asterope leprieuri.
- ^ Asterope at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Asterope leprieuri, Butterflies of Amazonia
- ^ "Butterfly Corner". Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
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