Silver Emperor

Doxocopa laure

''Doxocopa laure'', common name Silver Emperor, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Doxocopa linda one from earlier this year, definitely a different pattern from my other adelpha.
Apologies to wildflower, I was convinced it was an adelpha because of the upperside pattern. Butterfly,Costa Rica,Doxocopa laure,Doxocopa linda,Geotagged,Las Lluvias,Limenitidae,Pieris mannii,Silver Emperor,Southern small white,adelpha serpa,nymphalidae

Appearance

''Doxocopa laure'' has a wingspan reaching about 82 millimetres . The upperside of the wing is dark brown with a slight bluey iridescence, with a white central band on hindwing, and an orange forewing on males. For females, the upperside is dark brown with no iridescence, with a white median band on both wings, ending with a yellow spot at the hindwing leading edge. On both sexes, the underside of the hindwing is greyish with a silver iridescence.
Doxocopa_linda the open view of this one Costa Rica,Doxocopa laure,Doxocopa linda,Fall,Geotagged,Silver Emperor,apaturinae,butterfly,insect,nymphalidae

Naming

* ''Doxocopa laure laure''
⤷  ''Doxocopa laure laura''
⤷  ''Doxocopa laure druryi''
⤷  ''Doxocopa laure griseldis''
⤷  ''Doxocopa laure laurona''
⤷  ''Doxocopa laure mima''

Distribution

This species occurs year-round in Brazil and Mexico, and during July–December in Southern North America areas, such as Texas.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusDoxocopa
SpeciesD. laure
Photographed in
Costa Rica