Euptychia sophiae
| Euptychia sophiae | |
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| Male dorsal (left) and ventral (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euptychia |
| Species: | E. sophiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Euptychia sophiae Zacca, Nakahara, Dolibaina & Dias, 2015 | |
Euptychia sophiae is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western Brazil and in the neighbouring department of Loreto in north-eastern Peru. The habitat consists of submontane dense ombrophilous forests.
The length of the forewings is 18–19 mm.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of T. Zacca’s niece, Laura Sophia.[1]
References
- ↑ "Two new species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818 from the upper Amazon basin (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". ZooKeys (541): 87–108. 1 December 2015.
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