''Asterope leprieuri'', the Leprieur's glory, is a species of

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of the family

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. It is found from

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and

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. The

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is 50–60 mm.

Subspecies

*''Asterope leprieuri leprieuri'' (Brazil (Pará)) *''Asterope leprieuri depuiseti'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Peru, Bolivia) *'' Asterope leprieuri optima'' (Butler, 1869) (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador) *''Asterope leprieuri philotima'' (Rebel, 1912) (Peru)

Etymology

The name honours François Mathias René Leprieur.

References

Biblidinae Lepidoptera of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1835 Taxa named by Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Bolivia {{Biblidinae-stub