Memphis proserpina

• Memphis proserpina proserpina, present in Guatemala.
• Memphis proserpina elara (Godman & Salvin, 1897) ^[3] present in Costa Rica and Panama.
• Memphis proserpina kingi (Miller & Nicolay, 1971), present in Panama.
• Memphis proserpina schausiana (Godman & Salvin, 1894),^[4] present in Mexico.

Memphis proserpina is a butterfly with forewings with a humped costal edge and hooked internal angle. Each hindwing has a tail that is sometimes minimal. The upper side is navy blue with a metallic blue basal part on the forewings and a line of large metallic blue spots highlighting the apex, and on the hindwings a broad metallic blue suffusion. The underside is reddish-brown with metallic reflections and simulates a dead leaf.^{[5][6] [7]}