''Splendeuptychia ackeryi'', the Magdalena Valley ringlet, is a species of

butterfly 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 ...

first classified in 2009. Its distinguishing feature is unusually hairy mouthparts, which have been compared to a

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. The specimen was initially collected in the dry

Magdalena River Valley The Magdalena River Valley ( es, Valle del Río Magdalena) is a valley in Colombia located within the Colombian Andes. The valley is specifically situated between the Central and Eastern Ranges and crossed by the river of the same name, the Magdale ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

by Blanca Huertas. It resembles ''

Splendeuptychia toynei ''Splendeuptychia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Species * '' Splendeuptychia ackeryi'' Huertas, 2009 – Magdalena Valley ringlet * '' Splendeuptychia ambra'' (Weymer, 911 * '' Splendeuptychia ashna'' (Hewitson, 1869) * ...

'' which is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian east slope.

References

Euptychiina Nymphalidae of South America Arthropods of Colombia Magdalena River Butterflies described in 2009 {{Satyrini-stub