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Memphis aureola
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Memphis aureola

Memphis aureola is a species of leafwing found in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Ecuador. Memphis aureola is a butterfly with forewings that have a swollen costal border, an angular apex, a hooked inner angle, and a very concave inner edge. The hindwings may or may not each have a club-like tail.The upper side is brown, largely suffused with metallic bluish-green, and the forewings are crossed by a white band that separates the apex.The underside is brown

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 258120.