Lyropteryx terpsichore

Lyropteryx terpsichore
Brazilian Lyropteryx therpsichore
Drawing from 1910
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Lyropteryx
Species:
L. terpsichore
Binomial name
Lyropteryx terpsichore
Westwood, 1851
Subspecies
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore terpsichore
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena
Synonyms
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore terpsichore Westwood; Stichel, 1910: 94; Lamas, 2004: 148.

Lyropteryx terpsichore is a species of butterfly in the butterfly family Riodinidae, subfamily Riodininae and the Lyropteryx genus.

Lyropteryx terpsichore was described by John O. Westwood in 1851.[1]

It is endemic to Paraguay and Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Gerardo Lamas: Riodinidae of the World (revised 4 Feb 2008) -- 3659 names, 1470 spp., 146 genera


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