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Lyropteryx terpsichore

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Species of butterfly

Lyropteryx terpsichore
Brazilian Lyropteryx therpsichore
Drawing from 1910
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Lyropteryx
Species: L. terpsichore
Binomial name
Lyropteryx terpsichore
Westwood, 1851
Subspecies
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore terpsichore
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena
Synonyms
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore terpsichore Westwood; Stichel, 1910: 94; Lamas, 2004: 148.

Lyropteryx terpsichore is a species of butterfly in the butterfly family Riodinidae, subfamily Riodininae and the Lyropteryx genus.

Lyropteryx terpsichore was described by John O. Westwood in 1851.

It is endemic to Paraguay and Brazil.

References

  1. Gerardo Lamas: Riodinidae of the World (revised 4 Feb 2008) -- 3659 names, 1470 spp., 146 genera
Taxon identifiers
Lyropteryx terpsichore


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