Asterope markii

Asterope markii
Asterope markii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Biblidini
Genus: Asterope
Species: A. markii
Binomial name
Asterope markii
(Hewitson, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Callithea markii Hewitson, 1857
  • Callithea wallacei Staudinger, 1886
  • Callithea refulgens Kaye, 1919
  • Callithea boyi Röber, 1924
  • Callithea hewitsoni Staudinger, 1886
  • Callithea davisii Butler, 1877

The Dotted Glory (Asterope markii) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and Venezuela.

The larvae feed on Paullinia species.

Subspecies

  • Asterope markii markii (Hewitson, 1857) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Asterope markii boyi (Röber, 1924) (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope markii ackeryi Jenkins, 1987 (Brazil (Pará))
  • Asterope markii hewitsoni (Staudinger, 1886) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Asterope markii davisii (Butler, 1877) (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (Acre))
  • Asterope markii gallardi Neukirchen, 1996 (French Guiana)
  • Asterope markii werneri Neukirchen, 1996 (Brazil (Amazonas))

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