Asterope markii

Asterope markii, the dotted glory, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Dotted glory
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Asterope
Species:
A. markii
Binomial name
Asterope markii
(Hewitson, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Callithea markii Hewitson, 1857
  • Callithea wallacei Staudinger, 1886
  • Callithea refulgens Kaye, 1919
  • Callithea boyi Röber, 1924
  • Callithea hewitsoni Staudinger, 1886
  • Callithea davisii Butler, 1877

The larvae feed on Paullinia species.

Subspecies
  • Asterope markii markii (Hewitson, 1857) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Asterope markii boyi (Röber, 1924) (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope markii ackeryi Jenkins, 1987 (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope markii hewitsoni (Staudinger, 1886) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Asterope markii davisii (Butler, 1877) (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (Acre))
  • Asterope markii gallardi Neukirchen, 1996 (French Guiana)
  • Asterope markii werneri Neukirchen, 1996 (Brazil (Amazonas))
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.