Pavon Emperor

Doxocopa pavonii

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Doxocopa pavon, the Pavon emperor or Pavon, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They can be found from Paraguay in South America up to Texas in the southern United States. They are generally brown in their overall coloration, with two bands of white straddling the middle of the upper surfaces of the wings, and a patch of orange on the tips of their forewings.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 7

Sources and credits

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Pavon Emperor

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