''Splendeuptychia'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
.
Species
* ''
Splendeuptychia ackeryi
''Splendeuptychia ackeryi'', the Magdalena Valley ringlet, is a species of butterfly first classified in 2009. Its distinguishing feature is unusually hairy mouthparts, which have been compared to a moustache. The specimen was initially collect ...
''
Huertas, 2009 – Magdalena Valley ringlet
* ''Splendeuptychia ambra''
(Weymer, [1911])
* ''Splendeuptychia ashna''
(Hewitson, 1869)
* ''Splendeuptychia aurigera''
(Weymer, [1911])
* ''Splendeuptychia boliviensis''
Forster, 1964
* ''Splendeuptychia clementia''
(Butler, 1877)
* ''Splendeuptychia clorimena''
(Stoll, 1790)
* ''Splendeuptychia cosmophila''
(Hübner, 1823)
* ''Splendeuptychia doxes''
(Godart, [1824])
* ''Splendeuptychia furina''
(Hewitson, 1862)
* ''Splendeuptychia hygina''
(Butler, 1877)
* ''Splendeuptychia itonis''
(Hewitson, 1862)
* ''Splendeuptychia junonia''
(Butler, 1867)
* ''Splendeuptychia kendalli''
Miller, 1978
* ''Splendeuptychia latia''
(Butler, 1867)
* ''Splendeuptychia libitina''
(Butler, 1870)
* ''Splendeuptychia mercedes''
Huertas, 2011
* ''Splendeuptychia pagyris''
(Godart, [1824])
* ''Splendeuptychia purusana''
(Aurivillius, 1929)
* ''Splendeuptychia quadrina''
(Butler, 1869)
* ''Splendeuptychia salvini''
(Butler, 1867)
* ''Splendeuptychia telesphora''
(Butler, 1877)
* ''Splendeuptychia toynei''
Willmott & Hall, 1995
* ''Splendeuptychia triangula''
(Aurivillius, 1929)
* ''Splendeuptychia zischkai''
Forster, 1964
References
Euptychiina
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Walter Forster (entomologist)
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