Asterope markii

Dotted glory
Scientific classification
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.

Subspecies

• Asterope markii markii(Hewitson, 1857) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• Asterope markii boyi(Röber, 1924) (Brazil (Pará))
• Asterope markii ackeryiJenkins, 1987 (Brazil (Pará))
• Asterope markii hewitsoni(Staudinger, 1886) (Ecuador, Colombia)
• Asterope markii davisii(Butler, 1877) (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (Acre))
• Asterope markii gallardiNeukirchen, 1996 (French Guiana)
• Asterope markii werneriNeukirchen, 1996 (Brazil (Amazonas))

External links

• Butterflies of the Amazon rainforest ^[usurped]
• Linnean 18-1 – January 2002