Siproeta Superba
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''Siproeta'' is a genus of butterflies 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 ...
found in
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, the
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Species

There are three recognised species:


References


"''Siproeta'' Hübner, [1823]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Siproeta"> Nymphalidae of South America Butterfly genera">Nymphalidae of South America">Siproeta"> Nymphalidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Nymphalinae-stub