Euptychia sophiae

Euptychia sophiae is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Brazil and in the neighbouring department of Loreto in north-eastern Peru. The habitat consists of submontane dense ombrophilous (very wet) forests.

Euptychia sophiae
Male dorsal (left) and ventral (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euptychia
Species:	E. sophiae
Binomial name
Euptychia sophiae Zacca, Nakahara, Dolibaina & Dias, 2015

The length of the forewings is 18–19 mm.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Thamara Zacca's niece, Laura Sophia.^[1]