Turquoise Emperor

Doxocopa laurentia

''Doxocopa laurentia'', the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Turquoise Emperor (Doxocopa laurentia) PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 26, 2020 Doxocopa laurentia,Geotagged,Peru,Turquoise Emperor,Winter

Appearance

''Doxocopa laurentia'' has a wingspan reaching about 75 millimetres . 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.

Naming

*''Doxocopa laurentia laurentia''
⤷ ''Doxocopa laurentia cherubina''
⤷ ''Doxocopa laurentia thalysia''

Distribution

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusDoxocopa
SpeciesD. laurentia
Photographed in
Peru