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title: "Malachite"
description: "Siproeta stelenes — Insetti e ragni. Siproeta stelenes (malachite) is a Neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/malachite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malachite

> Siproeta stelenes — Insetti e ragni. Siproeta stelenes (malachite) is a Neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae).

- Scientific name: *Siproeta stelenes*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 21896
- Wikidata: [Q2607788](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2607788)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50336](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50336)

## Names

- en: Malachite
- de: Malachitfalter
- es: Mariposa malaquita
- fr: Malachite
- nl: Malachietvlinder

## Countries with the most observations

MX (7034), BR (2414), CR (2070), CO (1241), US (914), PA (863), EC (594), HN (448), PE (409), NI (350), AR (311), PR (308)

## Summary

Siproeta stelenes (malachite) is a Neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae). The malachite has large wings that are black and brilliant green or yellow-green on the upperside and light brown and olive green on the underside. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. Typically, the wingspread is between 8.5 and 10 cm (3.3 and 3.9 in). The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siproeta_stelenes

## Photo

![Malachite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malachite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Lewis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324774832

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malachite?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).