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Marpesia sp.

Marpesia sp.

Borboleta-marpesia

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

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In ancient Greek and Roman legendary history, Marpesia (Greek: Μαρπησία "Snatcher"; sometimes wrongly spelled Marthesia) was Queen of the Amazons with Lampedo ("burning torch"), her sister, as a co-ruler. They ruled with Hippo ("horse") after the death of Lysippe.

Marpesia was one of the rulers who helped establish the Greek city of Ephesus.

In Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women, a chapter is dedicated to Lampedo and Marpesia.

Source: Wikipedia, article Marpesia sp.. 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
65606926/01/2015BrazilRio Grande do SulMorada do Vale I, GravataíPaulo Renato Huppes
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Marpesia sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.