Doxocopa laure

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Doxocopa laure
Doxocopa laure, male

Doxocopa laure , male

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Noble butterfly (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily : Common Schiller Butterfly (Apaturinae)
Genre : Doxocopa
Type : Doxocopa laure
Scientific name
Doxocopa laure
( Drury , 1773)
Female, upside
Female, underside

Doxocopa Laure is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Nymphalidae (Nymphalidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 70 to 82 millimeters. The outer edge of the wing is jagged. The species is characterized by a slight sexual dimorphism . Both sexes have a black-brown upper wing surface, which is traversed by a white transverse band. In the case of the males this is bordered with blue iridescent stripes that are missing in the case of the females. In the males, a long orange-colored spot extends from the apex towards the rear edge, which is only short in the females. In both sexes, the underside of the wing is gray-brown and traversed by a silvery shimmering transverse band. Because of this feature, the species is also referred to as "Silver Emperor" in English.

Egg, caterpillar, pupa

The eggs are greenish in color and are deposited individually or in small groups on the underside of the food plant. Adult caterpillars are green in color and covered with small yellowish dots. They have two distinct horns on the head. The abdomen ends with a point. The tumbler is greenish, covered with mostly white dots and lines and has a very clear keel on the third segment. There are two small tips on the head.

Similar species

Female Doxocopa pavon and Doxocopa laurentina moths are very similar to Doxocopa laure , but both differ in the yellow-brown underside of the wing, which does not show a silvery sheen. The males, which shimmer violet or turquoise on the upper side of the wing, differ very clearly.

distribution and habitat

Doxocopa laure occurs in Texas , Mexico , Trinidad , Cuba , Jamaica , Colombia , Honduras , Guatemala , Brazil and Peru and colonizes mainly subtropical forests.

Way of life

The moths fly in the northern regions of the range from July to December, in the southern regions throughout the year, in several generations. They sometimes suckle on damp places in the earth, overripe fruits, carrion or excrement. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of nettle trees ( Celtis ), in particular Celtis pallida and Celtis iguanaea .

Subspecies

  • Doxocopa laure laure (Mexico, Texas, Honduras, Guatemala)
  • Doxocopa laure laura (Jamaica)
  • Doxocopa laure druryi (Cuba)
  • Doxocopa laure griseldis (Upper Amazon , Peru)
  • Doxocopa laure laurona (surroundings of Rio de Janeiro )
  • Doxocopa laure mima (Colombia, Trinidad)

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.butterfliesandmoths.org
  2. ↑ a b c James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America. , P. 258, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 1986, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0
  3. ↑ Doxocopa pavon
  4. ↑ Doxocopa laurentina
  5. ↑ www.nic.funet.fi

literature

  • James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 1986, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0

Web links

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