Anaea polycarmes
Anaea polycarmes
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
Memphis polycarmes is a species of leafwing found in South America (Brazil, Peru, Guyana, Suriname). Memphis polycarmes is a butterfly with forewings with a humped costal edge, angular apex, almost straight outer edge, hook-shaped inner angle, concave inner edge and hind wings each with a club-shaped tail. The upper side of the male's wings is brown or purple more or less dark with a broad basal metallic blue suffusion, that of the female is brown with a metallic blue basal and in both the forewings and hindwings are bordered by an orange fringe.
Prepona polycarmes est une espèce d'insectes lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Nymphalidae, de la sous-famille des Charaxinae et du genre Memphis. Dénomination Memphis polycarmes a été décrit par Johan Christian Fabricius en 1775 sous le nom initial de Papilio polycarmes. Noms vernaculaires Memphis polycarmes se nomme Polycarmes Memphis en anglais.
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Distribution
Sources and credits
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