Memphis philumena
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Memphis |
| Species: | M. philumena
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| Binomial name | |
| Memphis philumena (Doubleday, 1849)
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Memphis philumena is a species of leafwing found in Central and South America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Guyana).[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Memphis philumena indigotica Salvin, 1869
- Memphis philumena xenica (H.Bates, 1864)[2].
Description
[edit]Memphis philumena is a butterfly with a wingspan of 55 mm to 60 mm, with forewings with a humped costal edge, angular apex, hook-like inner angle and very concave inner edge. Each hindwing bears a tail. The upper part of the male is very dark, almost black with a metallic blue basal part. In females, the forewing is barred by a broad orange band that separates the apex, and the costal edge of the hindwing is marked with orange. The underside is shiny brown and simulates a dead leaf.Seitz "in the male sex but little marked on the upper surface. The under surface of the male resembles entirely that of ates.
References
[edit]- ^ *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
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