Batesia is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae. It contains only Batesia hypochlora, the painted beauty or also known as the pastel papillion.
Batesia hypochlora | |
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Batesia hypochlora. Dorsal view (left) and ventral view (right) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Ageroniini |
Genus: | Batesia C. & R. Felder, 1862 |
Species: | B. hypochlora
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Binomial name | |
Batesia hypochlora C. & R. Felder, 1862[1]
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Subspecies
editDistribution
editThis species is found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Description
editBatesia hypochlora can reach a wingspan of 85–95 mm.[2] The upperside of the wings is blue, with a submarginal band of the same color surrounding the outer margin of the hindwings. On the forewings there is a large pink patch.[3][4]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Batesia hypochlora.
- ^ Batesia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay
- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1868)
- ^ Butterflies of Amazonia