''Doxocopa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of Neotropical
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
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 red ...
, 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 Alb ...
- Agathina emperor
* ''
Doxocopa burmeisteri''
(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 repo ...
* ''
Doxocopa callianira''
(Ménétriés, 1855)
* ''
Doxocopa clothilda''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 867
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Year 867 (Roman numerals, DCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* September 23 – Emperor Michael III is murde ...
* ''
Doxocopa cyane''
(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) ...
* ''
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 - Agathina emperor
* '' Doxocopa burmeisteri'' (Godman & Salvin, 884
* ' ...
''
(Gillott, 1927)
* ''
Doxocopa kallina
''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
* ' ...
''
(Staudinger, 1886)
* ''
Doxocopa lavinia''
(Butler, 1866)
* ''
Doxocopa laure
''Doxocopa laure'', the silver emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
''Doxocopa laure'' has a wingspan reaching about . The upperside of the wing is dark brown with a slight bluey iridescence, with a white c ...
''
(Drury, 773
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Year 773 ( DCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 773 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar e ...
- silver emperor
* ''
Doxocopa laurentia''
(Godart, 824
__NOTOC__
Year 824 ( DCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 11 – The '' Constitutio Romana'' establishes the authority of the ...
* ''
Doxocopa linda''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) - Linda emperor
* ''
Doxocopa pavon
''Doxocopa pavon'', the Pavon emperor or Pavon, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They can be found from Paraguay in South America up to Texas in the southern United States. They are generally brown in their overall coloration, ...
''
(Latreille, 809
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Year 809 (Roman numerals, DCCCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Spring – Siege of Serdica (809), Siege of Serdica: ...
- Pavon emperor
* ''
Doxocopa plesaurina''
(Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
* ''
Doxocopa seraphina''
(Hübner, 825
__NOTOC__
Year 825 ( DCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
India
* A group of Persio-Assyrian adherents of the Church of the East, under the leade ...
* ''
Doxocopa zalmunna
''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
* ' ...
''
(Butler, 1869)
* ''
Doxocopa zunilda
''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
* ' ...
''
(Godart, 824
__NOTOC__
Year 824 ( DCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 11 – The '' Constitutio Romana'' establishes the authority of the ...
Gallery
File:Doxocopa_lavinia.jpg, '' D. lavinia'' male
File:Doxocopa_agathina_agathina_MHNT_dos_femelle.jpg, '' D. agathina'' female
File:Doxocopa laurentia male face sup.jpg, '' D. laurentia'' male
File:Doxocopa laure Male 1.jpg, '' D. laure'' male
File:Linda emperor (Doxocopa linda).JPG, '' D. linda''
File:Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon) female.jpg, '' D. pavon'' female
File:EtudesDeLepidopterologieIX1914PlateCCXLI.jpg, '' D. zalmunna'' and '' D. zunilda''
File:EtudesDeLepidopterologieIX1914PlateCCXLII.jpg, ''D. zunilda''
See also
*''
Adelpha
''Adelpha'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found from the southern United States and Mexico to South America. They are commonly known as sisters, due to the white markings on their wings, which resemble a nun's habit. This genus is someti ...
'' - a genus of butterflies which closely resemble the females of most species of ''Doxocopa''
References
Apaturinae
Nymphalidae of South America
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Nymphalidae genera
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