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Turquoise emperor
Doxocopa laurentia male face sup.jpg
Male from Brazil
Doxocopa laurentia female face sup.jpg
Female from Brazil
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis laurentia Godart, 1823
  • Catargyria seraphina Hübner, [1825]
  • Apatura angelina C. & R. Felder, 1867
  • Apatura laurentia Hewitson, 1869 (preocc. Godart, [1824])
  • Apatura cherubina C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Chlorippe cherubina parva Röber, 1916
  • Chlorippe seraphina hippomanes Martin, [1823]
  • Catargyria thalysia Fruhstorfer, 1907

Doxocopa laurentia, the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae.

Description

Doxocopa laurentia has a wingspan reaching about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). The upperside of the wings is brown, with a broad metallic blue central band in males, while in the females this band is usually white, with a broad orange patch on the top of the forewings. The undersides of the wings are yellowish or greyish, with black markings on the forewings.

Like other members of the subfamily Apaturinae, the proboscis is green.

Distribution

This species occurs in Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Argentina.

Subspecies

  • Doxocopa laurentia laurentia (Brazil and Argentina)
  • Doxocopa laurentia cherubina (C. & R. Felder, 1867) (Central America, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru)
  • Doxocopa laurentia thalysia (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Ecuador)

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See also

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