Doxocopa Laurentia
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Doxocopa Laurentia
Display Measures 4.5" X 4.5" (Wooden frame with two clear glass pieces. Wall mount on back.)
(Photos of butterflies has been enhanced to show a clearer image.)
Please note: All butterflies will have variances.
Doxocopa laurentia, the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae.
Doxocopa laurentia has a wingspan reaching about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). The upperside of the wings is brown, with a broad metallic blue central band in males, while in the females this band is usually white, with a broad orange patch on the top of the forewings. The undersides of the wings are yellowish or greyish, with black markings on the forewings.
Like other members of the subfamily Apaturinae, the proboscis is green.
