| Euptychia sophiae | |
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| Male dorsal (left) and ventral (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euptychia |
| Species: | E. sophiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Euptychia sophiae Zacca, Nakahara, Dolibaina & Dias, 2015 | |
Euptychia sophiae is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Brazil and in the neighbouring department of Loreto in north-eastern Peru. The habitat consists of submontane dense ombrophilous (very wet) forests.
The length of the forewings is 18–19 mm.
The species is named in honour of Thamara Zacca's niece, Laura Sophia. [1]