Lasaia agesilas

Lasaia agesilas, the glittering sapphire, black-patch bluemark or Narses metalmark is a metalmark butterfly (family Riodinidae). The species was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. It is native to Central America and the north of South America. It ranges from Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, to the Brazilian Amazon.[1]

Glittering sapphire
L. a. agesilas, Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Lasaia
Species:
L. agesilas
Binomial name
Lasaia agesilas
(Latreille, [1809])
Synonyms
  • Erycina agesilas Latreille, [1809]
  • Lasaia narses Staudinger, 1888

The top of the wings is metallic blue with black markings.

Subspecies
  • L. a. agesilas (Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, British Guiana, Brazil: Amazonas)
  • L. a. esmeralda Clench, 1972 (Paraguay, Brazil: Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Parana)
  • L. a. callaina Clench, 1972 (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica)

References
  1. Savela, Markku (June 13, 2015). "Lasaia agesilas (Latreille, [1809])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2020.


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