Lyropteryx is a genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae. Species of this genus are widespread in the tropical areas of the South America.
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| Dorsal view of Lyropteryx apollonia at National Museum (Prague) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Genus: | Lyropteryx Westwood, 1851 |
Description edit
Forewings are large, subtriangular, while the hindwings are relatively small. In most of species of this genus, the upper surface of the wings is black, with numerous longitudinal streaks of metallic blue-green colours on the outer half. The undersides are black, with the basal half spotted with purple pink and the outer half with black and white stripes.
List of species edit
This genus include four species:
- Lyropteryx apollonia Westwood, 1851 Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador
- Lyropteryx diadocis Stichel, 1910 Brazil
- Lyropteryx lyra Saunders, 1859 Panama, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil
- Lyropteryx terpsichore Westwood, 1851 Paraguay, Brazil
References edit
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- Westwood, 1851 - The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep.
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