Asterope markii

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Dotted glory
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Asterope
Species:
A. markii
Binomial name
Asterope markii
(Hewitson, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Callithea markiiHewitson, 1857
  • Callithea wallaceiStaudinger, 1886
  • Callithea refulgensKaye, 1919
  • Callithea boyiRöber, 1924
  • Callithea hewitsoniStaudinger, 1886
  • Callithea davisiiButler, 1877

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.

The larvae feed on Paullinia species.

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