Splendeuptychia ackeryi

Splendeuptychia ackeryi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Splendeuptychia ackeryi, the Magdalena Valley ringlet, is a species of butterfly first classified in 2009. Its distinguishing feature is unusually hairy mouthparts, which have been compared to a moustache. The specimen was initially collected in the dry Magdalena River Valley of Colombia by Blanca Huertas.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Splendeuptychia ackeryi

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