Memphis lineata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Anaeini |
| Genus: | Memphis |
| Species: | M. lineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Memphis lineata (Salvin, 1869)
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Memphis lineata is a species of leafwing found in South America (Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru).[1]
Memphis lineata is a butterfly with a wingspan of about 58 mm, with forewings with a humped costal edge, pointed apex, concave outer edge near the apex, hooked inner angle and concave inner edge. Each hindwing has a tail that is sometimes very minimal. The upper part of the male is slate blue with a slate blue basal part on the forewings and the majority of the wing almost black with a few blue spots near the apex and the slate blue hindwings with the dark grey apex. Females are light brown with a purple basal suffusion. The reverse side is golden beige to greyish-brown and simulates a dead leaf.
Biotope - Memphis lineata lives at altitudes up to 3,000 m.
References
- ^ *Savela, Markku (April 7, 2019). "Memphis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 13, 2025.