Asterope markii, the dotted glory, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Asterope |
| Species: | A. markii
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| Binomial name | |
| Asterope markii (Hewitson, 1857)
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The larvae feed on Paullinia species.
Subspecies
edit- 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))
External links
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