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Doxocopa elis (Felder, 1861)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Doxocopa elis (Felder, 1861)
Name authority
(Felder, 1861)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Doxocopa
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyPapilionoidea
  8. familyNymphalidae
  9. subfamilyApaturinae
  10. genusDoxocopa Hübner, 1819
  11. speciesDoxocopa elis (Felder, 1861)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Doxocopa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Doxocopa agathina (Cramer, 1777)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa andicola (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa callianira (Ménétriés, 1855)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa cherubina (Felder, 1866)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa clothilda (Felder, 1867)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa cyane (Latreille, 1833)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa felderi (Godman & Salvin, 1884)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa linda (Felder, 1862)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa mentas (Boisduval, 1870)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa moritziana (Felder, 1866)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa plesaurina (Butler & Druce, 1872)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doxocopa zunilda (Godart, 1824)NymphalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Apatura elis Felder, 1861 Felder, 1861synonym

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:37HT6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.