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Ancyluris meliboeus

Family: Riodinidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Ancyluris meliboeus (meliboeus swordtail) is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Subspecies: 
  • Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus (Surinam, Brazil (Amazonas), Peru)
  • Ancyluris meliboeus euaemon (Peru, Colombia, Bolivia)
  • Ancyluris meliboeus julia (Brazil)

Source: Wikipedia, article Ancyluris meliboeus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
74535209/08/2017ColombiaCundinamarcaInspección de Montecristo, Gachalá1Sergio Adrián Murillo M
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ancyluris meliboeus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.