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''Magneuptychia nebulosa'' is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Venezuela, where it has been recorded only from the slope of the Serranía del Litoral in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Records from
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and Panama are probably based on misidentifications. The length of the forewings is 19.6–21.5 mm for males and 19.6–21 mm for females. The forewing ground color is brown with the submarginal band dark brown, undulating and extending from the apex towards the tornus, delimiting a slightly darker area. The marginal band is dark brown and extends from the apex towards the tornus. The fringe is grayish brown. The hindwing color is brown with the submarginal band dark brown, undulating and extending from the apex the towards tornus. It is convex in each cell. The marginal band is dark brown and extends from the apex towards the tornus. The postmarginal and tornal areas are pale ocher and the fringe is grayish brown., & , 2015: Taxonomic status and redescription of ''Magneuptychia nebulosa'' (Butler, 1867) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) with a lectotype designation. ''ZooKeys'', 503: 135-147.


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Butterflies described in 1867 Euptychiina Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Satyrini-stub