Siproeta

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Siproeta
Malachite butterfly.JPG
Malachite ( Siproeta stelenes )
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Victorinini
Genus: Siproeta
Hübner, 1823
Siproeta superba Siproeta superba MHNT ventre.jpg
Siproeta superba

Siproeta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Species

There are three recognised species:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Rusty-tipped Page - Siproeta epaphus, Brookside Gardens "Wings of Fancy", Wheaton, Maryland.jpg Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813)rusty-tipped pageFrom Texas and Florida to Cuba and Brazil
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) dorsal (1).jpg Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)malachiteCentral America, lower tip of North American and upper part of South America
Siproeta superba MHNT ventre.jpg Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864)broad-banded pageSouth Mexico & Guatemala

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