Lasaia agesilas

(Lasaia agesilas)

Description

Lasaia agesilas, known as the glittering sapphire, black-patch bluemark or Narses metalmark is a species of Lasaia metalmark butterfly in the family Riodinidae that is native to Central America and the north of South America. It ranges from Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, British Guiana, to the Brazilian Amazon. The top of the wings is metallic blue with black markings.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Lasaia
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