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Lyropteryx apollonia

Westwood, 1851

Family: Riodinidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Lyropteryx apollonia, the Apollo metalmark, pink-dotted metalmark or blue-rayed metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae, subfamily Riodininae, tribe Riodinini. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1851.

 The wingspan of Lyropteryx apollonia is about . Upper surface of the wings is black, with numerous longitudinal streaks of metallic blue-green colours on the outer half. The undersides are black, with the basal half spotted with purple-pink and the outer half with black and white stripes. Forewings are large, subtriangular, while the hindwings are relatively small.

Distribution: This rare species is widespread in the tropical areas of the South America, particularly in Ecuador, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso), Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

Habitat: Lyropteryx apollonia can be found in tropical rainforests, at an elevation of about

Subspecies: 
  • Lyropteryx apollonia apollonia Stichel, 1910 (Brazil: Amazonas, Bolivia, Peru)
  • Lyropteryx apollonia diana Stichel, 1910 (Colombia)
  • Lyropteryx apollonia sparsa Stichel, 1924 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)

Source: Wikipedia, article Lyropteryx apollonia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
205197913/02/2024BrazilSanta CatarinaLagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis1Marcos Augusto Lartigau
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Lyropteryx apollonia – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.