| Doxocopa cyane | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Doxocopa |
| Species: | D. cyane |
| Binomial name | |
| Doxocopa cyane (Latreille, 1813) | |
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Doxocopa cyane, the Mexican emperor or cyan emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. [1]
Subspecies include: [2]
This species is present in Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia. [3]
These butterflies inhabit cloudforest at elevations between about 600–1,800 metres (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level. [4]
Doxocopa cyane has a wingspan of about 55 millimetres (2.2 in). [5] The color of the wings varies by sex. Males show a brilliant electric-blue iridescence on the upperside of the wings, while the wings of the females lack this iridescence. Females have usually a brown ground color with wide longitudinal bands of orange and white on forewings and hindwings. [4]
Larvae feed on Celtis spinosa . [3] [4] Males are solitary and territorial. They usually visit wet muddy patches and feed on rotting fruits, dung or carrion. Females mainly inhabit the forest canopy. [4]
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