Lyropteryx

Lyropteryx
Dorsal view of Lyropteryx apollonia at National Museum (Prague)
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Lyropteryx
Westwood, 1851

Lyropteryx is a genus of butterflies of the Riodinidae family. Species of this genus are widespread in the tropical areas of the South America.

Description

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

This genus include four species:

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