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Lyropteryx
Sign in to saveLyropteryx is a genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae. Species of this genus are widespread in the tropical areas of the South America.
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琴蜆蝶屬（學名：Lyropteryx）是蜆蝶亞科蜆蝶族裡的一個屬。共有4個物種，分佈於新熱帶界。
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Lyropteryx is a genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae. Species of this genus are widespread in the tropical areas of the South America.
==Description== Forewings are large, subtriangular, while the hindwings are relatively small. In most of species of this genus, the upper surface of the wings is black, with numerous longitudinal streaks of metallic blue-green colours on the outer half. The undersides are black, with the basal half spotted with purple pink and the outer half with black and white stripes.
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