Memphis polygrapha suprema (male)
Polygrapha is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
There are 4 species in the genus Polygrapha, i.e. cyanea, suprema, tyrianthina and xenocrates. All have cryptic undersides which camouflage them effectively when they are at rest on tree trunks or on the ground among leaf litter. Males of tyrianthina are dark brown with a broad swathe of orange running across the forewings parallel with the costa, and narrow orange margins on the hindwings.
Polygrapha tyrianthina is found in Peru and Bolivia.
Habitats
This species occurs in rainforest at elevations between about 200-800m.
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