Memphis laertes

Memphis laertes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Memphis
Species:
M. laertes
Binomial name
Memphis laertes
(Cramer, 1775)

Memphis laertes is a species of leafwing found in South America (Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana).[1]

Memphis laertes is a butterfly with forewings with a humped costal edge, hooked inner angle, concave inner edge and hind wings each with a tail. The upper side of the wings is very dark brown with a more or less important metallic blue basal part and in the female a white preapical spot on the forewings. The reverse is bright yellow ochre, and simulates a dead leaf.

References

  1. ^ *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
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