Baeotus aeilus

Baeotus aeilus, the Amazon beauty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.

Baeotus aeilus
Dorsal view - MHNT
Ventral view - same specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Baeotus
Species:
B. aeilus
Binomial name
Baeotus aeilus
(Stoll, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio aeilus Stoll, 1780
  • Eriboea aile Hübner, [1819]
  • Megistanis amazonicus Riley, 1919
  • Baeotus amazonicus

The wingspan is about 75 mm.[2] Adults are sexually dimorphic. The upperside of the males is dark brown with a broad median band of reflective pale blue scales, while the upperside of the females is banded with pale orange.[3]

Dorsal and ventral views

Taxonomy

This species was formerly known as Baeotus amazonicus.

References
  1. "Baeotus Hemming, 1939" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay
  3. Butterflies of Amazonia
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