Batesia hypochlora
| Batesia hypochlora | |
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| Batesia hypochlora. Dorsal view (left) and ventral view (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Ageroniini |
| Genus: | C. & R. Felder, 1862 |
| Species: | B. hypochlora |
| Binomial name | |
| Batesia hypochlora C. & R. Felder, 1862[1] | |
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Batesia is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae. It contains only Batesia hypochlora, the painted beauty or also known as the pastel papillion.
Subspecies
- Batesia hypochlora hypochlora (Peru)
- Batesia hypochlora hypoxantha Salvin & Godman, 1868 (Peru, Ecuador)
Distribution
This species is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Description
Batesia hypochlora can reach a wingspan of 85–95 mm.[2] The upperside of the wings is blue, with a submarginal band of the same color surrounding the outer margin of the hindwings. On the forewings there is a large pink patch.[3][4]
References
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- ^ Batesia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay
- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1868)
- ^ Butterflies of Amazonia