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Agathina Emperor
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Butterflies & moths

Agathina Emperor

Doxocopa agathina (Cramer, 1777)

Names

EnglishAgathina Emperor
Dutch—
SpanishZafiro Violeta
Chinese荣蛱蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDoxocopa agathina (Cramer, 1777)

About this species

Doxocopa agathina, the agathina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Guyanas, northern Brazil, and the Amazon region. It is also called the purple emperor but this name may also refer to the European butterfly Apatura iris.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusDoxocopa

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2020First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3
  • Brokopondo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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