''Doxocopa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of Neotropical
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...
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 have a re ...
, subfamily
Apaturinae
The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.
Description
Strikingly-coloured, with cryptic underwing. A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis.
Agathina emperor ( ...
. It includes the following species:
* ''
Doxocopa agathina''
(Cramer, 777
777 may refer to:
* 777 (number), a number
* AD 777, a year of the Julian calendar
* 777 BC, a year in the 8th century BC
* Boeing 777, a commercial jet airliner
:* Boeing 777X, the newer generation of the Boeing 777.
Art and entertainment A ...
- Agathina emperor
* ''
Doxocopa burmeisteri
''Doxocopa'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. It includes the following species:
* '' Doxocopa agathina'' (Cramer, 777 - Agathina emperor
* '' Doxocopa burmeisteri'' (Godman & Salvin, 884
* ' ...
''
(Godman & Salvin, 884
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Year 884 ( DCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, count of Castile, founds and ...
* ''
Doxocopa callianira
''Doxocopa'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. It includes the following species:
* '' Doxocopa agathina'' (Cramer, 777 - Agathina emperor
* ''Doxocopa burmeisteri'' (Godman & Salvin, 884
* '' ...
''
(Ménétriés, 1855)
* ''
Doxocopa clothilda
''Doxocopa'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. It includes the following species:
* '' Doxocopa agathina'' (Cramer, 777 - Agathina emperor
* ''Doxocopa burmeisteri'' (Godman & Salvin, 884
* '' ...
''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 867
* ''
Doxocopa cyane
''Doxocopa cyane'', the Mexican emperor or cyan emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
* ''Doxocopa cyane burmeisteri'' (Godman & Salvin, 1884) (Argentina)
* ''Doxocopa cyane cyane'' (Latrei ...
''
(Latreille, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler (''khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is d ...
* ''
Doxocopa elis''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
* ''
Doxocopa excelsa
''Doxocopa'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. It includes the following species:
* ''Doxocopa agathina'' (Cramer, 777
777 may refer to:
* 777 (number), a number
* AD 777, a year of the Julian calendar
* 777 BC, a year in the 8th century BC
* Boeing 777, a commercial jet airliner
:* Boeing 777X, the newer generation of the Boeing 777.
Art and entertainment A ...
- Agathina emperor
* ''Doxocopa burmeisteri'' (Godman & Salvin, 884 ...
''
(Gillott, 1927)
* ''Doxocopa kallina''
(Staudinger, 1886)
* ''Doxocopa lavinia">Doxocopa kallina">884 ...
'' - a genus of butterflies which closely resemble the females of most species of ''Doxocopa''