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Siproeta

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Siproeta
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Victorinini
Genus: Siproeta
Hübner, 1823
Siproeta superba

Siproeta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Species

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There are three recognised species:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813)rusty-tipped pageFrom Texas and Florida to Cuba and Brazil
Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)malachiteCentral America, lower tip of North American and upper part of South America
Siproeta superba (Bates, 1864)broad-banded pageSouth Mexico & Guatemala

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