Capronnieria galesus is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Capronnieria galesus

Capronnieria galesus

Capronnieria is a monotypic Neotropical Satyrinae butterfly genus holding the single species Capronnieria galesus.

Family
Genus
Capronnieria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Capronnieria galesus

Capronnieria is a monotypic butterfly genus belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae, that occurs in the Neotropical realm. This genus contains only one species, Capronnieria galesus, which was first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Capronnieria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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