Asterope (butterfly)
Genus of brush-footed butterflies
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Asterope is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found in the Neotropical realm (South America).
Asterope marki davisii, underside
| Asterope | |
|---|---|
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| Asterope batesii specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Ageroniini |
| Genus: | Asterope Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Oreas sapphira Hübner, [1819] | |
| Diversity | |
| Seven species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
- Asterope adamsi Lathy
- Asterope batesii (Hewitson, 1850) – Bates' asterope
- Asterope buckleyi (Hewitson, 1869)
- Asterope degandii Hewitson, 1858) – Hewitson's glory
- Asterope fassli Röber
- Asterope freyja Röber
- Asterope leprieuri (Feisthamel, 1835) – Leprieur's glory
- Asterope lugens Druce
- Asterope markii (Hewitson, 1857) – dotted glory
- Asterope optima (Butler, 1869)
- Asterope salvini Staudinger
- Asterope sapphira (Hübner, [1816])
- Asterope whitelyi Salvin, 1869
