Opsiphanes

Opsiphanes
Opsiphanes cassiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Brassolini
Genus:	Opsiphanes Doubleday, [1849]
Synonyms
Caligo Boisduval, 1870 Anthomantes Gistel, 1848

Opsiphanes is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[1]

• Opsiphanes blythekitzmillerae Austin & A. Warren, 2007 – Minerva owl butterfly
• Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875
• Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, [1849]
• Opsiphanes camena Staudinger, [1886]
• Opsiphanes cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Opsiphanes cassina C. & R. Felder, 1862 – split-banded owlet
• Opsiphanes invirae (Hübner, [1808])
• Opsiphanes mutatus Stichel, 1902
• Opsiphanes quiteria (Stoll, [1780])
• Opsiphanes sallei Doubleday, [1849]
• Opsiphanes tamarindi C. & R. Felder, 1861
• Opsiphanes zelotes Hewitson, 1873

References

1. "Opsiphanes Doubleday, [1849]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms