Lyropteryx terpsichore
Brazilian Lyropteryx therpsichore
Drawing from 1910
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Lyropteryx
Species:
L. terpsichore
Binomial name
Lyropteryx terpsichore
Westwood, 1851
Subspecies
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore terpsichore
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena
Synonyms
  • Lyropteryx terpsichore terpsichore Westwood; Stichel, 1910: 94; Lamas, 2004: 148.

Lyropteryx terpsichore is a species of butterfly in the butterfly family Riodinidae, subfamily Riodininae and the Lyropteryx genus.

Lyropteryx terpsichore was described by John O. Westwood in 1851.[1]

It is endemic to Paraguay and Brazil.

References

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