Batesia hypochlora
Batesia is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae. It contains only Batesia hypochlora, the painted beauty.
| Batesia hypochlora | |
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| Batesia hypochlora. Dorsal view (left) and ventral view (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Ageroniini |
| Genus: | Batesia C. & R. Felder, 1862 |
| Species: | B. hypochlora |
| Binomial name | |
| Batesia hypochlora C. & R. Felder, 1862[1] | |
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Subspecies
Description
Batesia hypochlora can reach a wingspan of 85-95 mm.[2] The upperside of the wings is blue, with a submarginal band of the same color surrounding the outer margin of the hindwings. On the forewings there is a large pink patch.[3] The underside of the hindwings is yellow, varying in tone from pale cream to deep saffron depending on locality.[4]
References
- Batesia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Parque Nacional Sangay
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1868)
- Butterflies of Amazonia
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