Lyropteryx apollonia
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| image_caption = Dorsal view, National Museum, Prague
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| taxon = Lyropteryx apollonia
| authority = Westwood, 1851
| synonyms = *Lyropteryx apollonia musageta Bryk, 1953
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Lyropteryx apollonia, the Apollo metalmark, pink-dotted metalmark or blue-rayed metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae, subfamily Riodininae, tribe Riodinini. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1851.
Description
The wingspan of Lyropteryx apollonia is about {{convert|35|-|43|mm}}. Upper surface of the wings is black, with numerous longitudinal streaks of metallic blue-green colours on the outer half. The undersides are black, with the basal half spotted with purple-pink and the outer half with black and white stripes. Forewings are large, subtriangular, while the hindwings are relatively small.
Distribution
Habitat
Lyropteryx apollonia can be found in tropical rainforests, at an elevation of about {{convert|200|-|600|m}}
Subspecies
- Lyropteryx apollonia apollonia Stichel, 1910 (Brazil: Amazonas, Bolivia, Peru)
- Lyropteryx apollonia diana Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
- Lyropteryx apollonia sparsa Stichel, 1924 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
References
- {{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |date=February 13, 2011 |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/riodinidae/lyropteryx/#apollonia |title=Lyropteryx apollonia Westwood, [1851] |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=February 5, 2020}}
- Doubleday, Edward & Westwood, John O. (1851). The Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera.
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071120053219/http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Lyropteryx%20apollonia.htm "Blue-rayed Metalmark"]}}. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes. Learn About Butterflies.
- [http://insecta.pro/species/lyropteryx-apollonia/ "Lyropteryx apollonia Westwood, 1851"]. Insecta.pro.
- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id523705/ "Lyropteryx apollonia Westwood, 1851"]. BioLib.
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Category:Butterflies described in 1851
Category:Taxa named by John O. Westwood
Category:Riodinidae of South America
Category:Lepidoptera of Colombia
Category:Lepidoptera of Ecuador
Category:Lepidoptera of Bolivia
Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil
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