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Ancyluris meliboeus

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Species of butterfly

Meliboeus swordtail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Ancyluris
Species: A. meliboeus
Binomial name
Ancyluris meliboeus
(Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Papilio meliboeus Fabricius, 1777
  • Papilio pyretus Cramer,
  • Ancyluris pyrete Hübner,
  • 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.

Underside

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Subspecies

  • Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus (Surinam, Brazil (Amazonas), Peru)
  • Ancyluris meliboeus euaemon (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia)
  • Ancyluris meliboeus julia (Brazil)

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Ancyluris meliboeus


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