Euptychia sophiae explained

Euptychia sophiae is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Brazil and in the neighbouring department of Loreto in north-eastern Peru. The habitat consists of submontane dense ombrophilous (very wet) forests.

The length of the forewings is 18–19 mm.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Thamara Zacca's niece, Laura Sophia.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Two new species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818 from the upper Amazon basin (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). ZooKeys. 1 December 2015. 541. 87–108. 10.3897/zookeys.541.6297. 4714380. free. Nakahara. Shinichi. Neild. Andrew. Zacca. Thamara. Lamas. Gerardo. Dolibaina. Diego. Dias. Fernando. Mielke. Olaf. Casagrande. Mirna. Fratello. Steven. Espeland. Marianne. Le Crom. Jean-François. 26798283. 2015ZooK..541...87N .