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Doxocopa Hübner 1819

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Doxocopa agathina
Doxocopa callianira
Doxocopa clothilda
Doxocopa cyane
Doxocopa elis
Doxocopa excelsa
Doxocopa kallina
Doxocopa laure
Doxocopa laurentia
Doxocopa lavinia
Doxocopa linda
Doxocopa pavon
Doxocopa thoe
Doxocopa zalmunna
Doxocopa zunilda

Containing group: Apaturinae

Introduction

Neotropical apaturines. Some are sexually dimorphic, with blue males and females with orange and white transverse bands that apparently mimic wing patterns of Adelpha spp.

Other Names for Doxocopa Hübner 1819

Catargyria Hübner 1823 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Chlorippe Doubleday 1844 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Chlorippe Boisduval 1870 unavailable - junior homonym
Doxocampa Seitz 1909 incorrect subsequent spelling
Celtiphaga Barnes & Lindsay 1922 junior objective synonym of Chlorippe Doubleday
Chlorippus Davis 1924 incorrect subsequent spelling
Chlorippi Kaye 1925 incorrect subsequent spelling

References

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Doxocopa laurentia
Location	Curitiba, Brasil
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Sex	Female
Source	Image:Doxocopa_laurentia_female_face_sup.jpg
Source Collection	Wikimedia Commons

Scientific Name	Doxocopa agathina
Location	Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Source	Image:Doxocopa_agathina_sup.jpg
Source Collection	Wikimedia Commons

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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First online 06 November 2006
Content changed 18 May 2009

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