Hypoleria sarepta
Encyclopedia
Hypoleria sarepta is a species of butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found in Brazil
, Colombia
and Peru
.
Adults have translucent bluish wings and are heavily marked with orange.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Adults have translucent bluish wings and are heavily marked with orange.
Subspecies
- Hypoleria sarepta sarepta (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Hypoleria sarepta virginia (Hewitson, [1853]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Hypoleria sarepta cidonia (Hewitson, [1857]) (Colombia)
- Hypoleria sarepta oriana (Hewitson, [1859]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Hypoleria sarepta famina Haensch, 1909 (Peru)
- Hypoleria sarepta goiana d'Almeida, 1951 (Brazil (Goiás))
- Hypoleria sarepta olerioides d'Almeida, 1951 (Brazil (Rondônia))
- Hypoleria sarepta orianula Bryk, 1953 (Peru)
- Hypoleria sarepta vitiosa Lamas, 1985 (Peru)