Blepolenis batea (Hübner 1821) described in Caligo; type species of Blepolenis

Andrew V. Z. Brower

Containing group: Blepolenis

Introduction

Endemic to the southern Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Characteristics

Very similar to B. catharinae, but males may be distinguished by presence of a dorsal hairpencil in the hindwing discal cell (Penz et al. 2011).

Other Names for Blepolenis batea (Hübner 1821) described in Caligo; type species of Blepolenis

Morpho saronia Godart 1824 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Opsiphanes batea beata Fruhstorfer 1907 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Opsiphanes batea subsericea Fruhstorfer 1907 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Opsiphanes batea aspherus Fruhstorfer 1912 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Opsiphanes batea glaukias Fruhstorfer 1912 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Opsiphanes didymaon C. Felder & R. Felder 1867 currently viewed as a subspecies of B. batea
Blepolenis batea ab. dubia Röber 1906 unavailable infrasubspecific name, considered to refer to the same taxon as Blepolenis batea didymaon
Blepolenis didymaon var. panormus Röber 1906 currently viewed as a subjectiv junior synonym of B. batea didymaon
Opsiphanes catherinae gainas Fruhstorfer 1916 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of B. batea didymaon
Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer 1917 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of B. batea didymaon
Opsiphanes praegrandis Fruhstorfer 1907 currently viewed as a subspecies of B. batea

References

Penz, C.M., Mohammadi, N.,Wahlberg, N. 2011. Neotropical Blepolenis butterflies: wing pattern elements, phylogeny, and Pleistocene diversification (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Zootaxa 2897: 1-17.

Casagrande, M. 2004. Tribe Brassolini. in Lamas, G. (Ed.) 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera, Gainesville.

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