Bebearia leptotypa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Bebearia
Species
Bebearia leptotypa
Scientific Name
Bebearia leptotypa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Bebearia leptotypa

Bebearia leptotypa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, north Kivu, Equateur, Kinshasa and Sankuru).

E. leptotypa Baker has both wings black above with pale steel-blue suffusion; the suffusion on the forewing is confined to the posterior part and anteriorly bounded by vein 3, not extending to the base nor the distal margin; the subapical band is white, reaches vein 5 and is accompanied in cellule 4 by a bluish white spot which extends nearly to the distal margin; the apex with small white patch; the hindwing is blue with a broad marginal band of uniform breadth. The under surface is uniform light bronzy green; the forewing with the markings of the upperside indistinct; the hindwing with a whitish angled dash in cellule 7 and with an indistinct dark submarginal line and postmedian band. Expanse 86 mm. Congo region, at Beni-Mawambe.

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Bebearia leptotypa
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Bebearia leptotypa
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Bebearia leptotypa
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Bebearia leptotypa
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