Baeotus aeilus | |
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Dorsal view - MHNT | |
Ventral view - same specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Baeotus |
Species: | B. aeilus |
Binomial name | |
Baeotus aeilus (Stoll, 1780) | |
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Baeotus aeilus, the Amazon beauty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
The wingspan is about 75 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic.
Taxonomy
This species was formerly known as Baeotus amazonicus.
References
- "Baeotus Hemming, 1939" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Parque Nacional Sangay
- Butterflies of Amazonia
Taxon identifiers | |
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Baeotus aeilus |
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