
''Siproeta'' is a genus of butterflies in the family
Nymphalidae found in
Central America
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, the
Caribbean
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, and
South America
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.
Species
There are three recognised species:
References
"''Siproeta'' Hübner,
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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