Meliboeus swordtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Ancyluris |
Species: | A. meliboeus |
Binomial name | |
Ancyluris meliboeus (Fabricius, 1777) | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
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