Bates' asterope
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Asterope
Species:
A. batesii
Binomial name
Asterope batesii
(Hewitson, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Callithea batesii Hewitson, 1850
  • Callithea batesii munduruca Fassl, 1922
  • Callithea batesii aimeeana Fassl, 1922

Asterope batesii, the Bates' asterope, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in inland Brazil, including Ayeyros, along the Tapajós and in Tefé on the Upper Amazon.

The larvae feed on Paullinia species.

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