Siproeta epaphus

Taxobox
name = "Siproeta epaphus"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Rusty-tipped Page
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Rhopalocera
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Nymphalinae
tribus = Kallamini
genus = "Siproeta"
species = "S. epaphus"
binomial = "Siproeta epaphus"
binomial_authority = (Latreille, 1813)

"Siproeta epaphus" is a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It has large wings that are black on the center and brown on the undersides (averaging 10 cm). "Siproeta epaphus" is found throughout Central America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends from southern North America to northern South America.

See also

* Siproeta stelenes - Malachite butterfly
* Siproeta superba

External links

* [http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1784 Butterflies and Moths of North America]
* [http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Siproeta%20epaphus.htm Learn about Butterflies]