Siproeta

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Siproeta
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Victorinini
Genus: Siproeta
Hübner, 1823
Siproeta superba

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

Species[edit]

There are three recognised species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813) rusty-tipped page southern Texas and the tip of Florida, to Cuba and south to Brazil
Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758) malachite Central America, southern North America to central South America.
Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864) broad-banded page S Mexico & Guatemala

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