Ancyluris meliboeus
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Meliboeus swordtail
| image = Ancylurismelebaeus.jpg
| taxon = Ancyluris meliboeus
| authority = (Fabricius, 1777)
| synonyms =
- Papilio meliboeus Fabricius, 1777
- Papilio pyretus Cramer, [1777]
- Ancyluris pyrete Hübner, [1819]
- Ancyluris meliboeus phonia Stichel, 1909
- Ancyluris eudaemon Stichel, 1910
}}
Ancyluris meliboeus (meliboeus swordtail) is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.
Image:AncylurismelebaeusUns.jpg
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
Subspecies
- Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus (Surinam, Brazil (Amazonas), Peru)
- Ancyluris meliboeus euaemon (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia)
- Ancyluris meliboeus julia (Brazil)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303073040/http://www.corzonneveld.nl/diversen/Ancyluris_paper.pdf Now you see it - now you don’t, a study - Study of the iridescence of the wings]
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Category:Butterflies described in 1777
Category:Riodinidae of South America
Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil
Category:Lepidoptera of Colombia
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