''Asterope markii'', the dotted glory, is a species of

butterfly 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 ...

of 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 ...

. It is found in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

, and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. The larvae feed on ''

Paullinia ''Paullinia'' is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae and typical of tribe Paullinieae. It is native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The genus is named after t ...

'' species.

Subspecies

*''Asterope markii markii'' (Hewitson, 1857) (Brazil (Amazonas)) *''Asterope markii boyi'' (Röber, 1924) (Brazil (Pará)) *''Asterope markii ackeryi'' Jenkins, 1987 (Brazil (Pará)) *''Asterope markii hewitsoni'' (Staudinger, 1886) (Ecuador, Colombia) *''Asterope markii davisii'' (Butler, 1877) (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (Acre)) *''Asterope markii gallardi'' Neukirchen, 1996 (French Guiana) *''Asterope markii werneri'' Neukirchen, 1996 (Brazil (Amazonas))

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Linnean 18-1 – January 2002
Lepidoptera of Brazil Biblidinae Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1857 Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Venezuela Lepidoptera of French Guiana Lepidoptera of Guyana {{Biblidinae-stub