Doxocopa linda

Linda's emperor
Dorsal and lateral aspects
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Doxocopa
Species:	D. linda
Binomial name
Doxocopa linda (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
Apatura lindaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 Chlorippe lindaGodman & Salvin, [1884] Apatura selinaBates, 1865 Chlorippe linda miletaBoisduval, 1870 Apatura laurettaStaudinger, 1886 Catargyria selina murrinaFruhstorfer, 1907 Catargyria selina modicaFruhstorfer, 1907 Catargyria linda myiaFruhstorfer, 1907 Catargyria linda nitorisFruhstorfer, 1907 Catargyria linda geyeriFruhstorfer, 1907 Catargyria linda paulanaFruhstorfer, 1912 Chlorippe laure f. hübneriRöber, 1916 Apatura plesaurinaButler & H. Druce, 1872 Chlorippe linda godmaniDannatt, 1904

Doxocopa linda, or Linda's emperor, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Apaturinae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and the Brazilian state of Amazonas. ^{[1] [2]}

Subspecies

• Doxocopa linda linda (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil: Amazonas)
• Doxocopa linda mileta(Boisduval, 1870) (Paraguay, Brazil: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
• Doxocopa linda plesaurina(Butler & H. Druce, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
• Doxocopa linda godmani(Dannatt, 1904) (Venezuela)
• Doxocopa linda carwaLamas, 1999 (Peru)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Doxocopa linda (C. & R. Felder, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
2. Hoskins, Adrian "Linda's Emperor" ^[usurped] . Learn About Butterflies. Retrieved December 20, 2017.