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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doxocopa cyane, the Mexican emperor or cyan emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1]
Doxocopa cyane | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Doxocopa |
Species: | D. cyane |
Binomial name | |
Doxocopa cyane (Latreille, 1813) | |
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This species is present in Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.[3]
These butterflies inhabit cloudforest at elevations between about 600–1,800 metres (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level.[4]
Doxocopa cyane has a wingspan of about 55 millimetres (2.2 in).[5] The color of the wings varies by sex. Males show a brilliant electric-blue iridescence on the upperside of the wings, while the wings of the females lack this iridescence. Females have usually a brown ground color with wide longitudinal bands of orange and white on forewings and hindwings.[4]
Larvae feed on Celtis spinosa.[3][4] Males are solitary and territorial. They usually visit wet muddy patches and feed on rotting fruits, dung or carrion. Females mainly inhabit the forest canopy.[4]
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