Doxocopa laure

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Silver emperor
Silver emperor (Doxocopa laure) male.jpg
Male
Silver emperor (Doxocopa laure) female dorsal.jpg
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Doxocopa
Species:
D. laure
Binomial name
Doxocopa laure
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio laureDrury, [1773]
  • Apatura accaC. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Catargyria laure mileta f. majugenaFruhstorfer, 1907
  • Doxocopa linda laurinaBryk, 1938
  • Catargyria lauraHübner, [1823]
  • Doxocopa laure fabriciiHall, 1935
  • Apatura griseldisC. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Chlorippe lauronaSchaus, 1902
  • Chlorippe accaBoisduval, 1870
  • Catargyria laure mimaFruhstorfer, 1907
  • Chlorippi laure lauricolaKaye, 1925

Doxocopa laure, the silver emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Description

Doxocopa laure has a wingspan reaching about 82 millimetres (3.2 in). The upperside of the wing is dark brown with a slight bluey iridescence, with a white central band on the hindwing, and an orange forewing on males. For females, the upperside is dark brown with no iridescence, with a white median band on both wings, ending with a yellow spot at the hindwing leading edge. On both sexes, the underside of the hindwing is greyish with a silver iridescence.

Distribution

This species occurs year-round in Brazil and Mexico, and during July–December in southern North America areas, such as Texas.

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