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Brassolini Boisduval 1836

Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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taxon links [up-->]Eryphanis [up-->]Blepolenis [up-->]Opoptera [up-->]Brassolis [up-->]Biina [up-->]Aponarope [up-->]Catoblepia [up-->]Caligo [up-->]Caligopsis [up-->]Mielkella [up-->]Dynastor [up-->]Narope [up-->]Orobrassolis [up-->]Selenophanes [up-->]Opsiphanes [up-->]Dasyophthalma [up-->]Penetes pamphanis [down<--]Satyrinae Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Satyrinae

Introduction

The Brassolini are a neotropical tribe which includes the very large "owl butterflies" (Caligo), as well as a number of other striking species. Many of them are crepuscular, exhibiting rapid flight that almost makes them look like bats. The larvae of brassolines feed on monocots, and some species are pests of palms. Many of the genera are endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of southeastern Brazil.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Phylogenetic relationships among genera are shown based on the phylgoenetic analysis of morphological characters by Penz (2007).

References

Casagrande MM. 1995. Notas sistemáticas sobre Brassolinae. I. Tribos (Lepdoptera, Nymphalidae). Revta. Bras. Zool. 12: 671-699.

Casagrande, MM. 2004. Brassolini. In Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Penz, C. M. 2007 Evaluating the monophyly and phylogenetic relationships of Brassolini genera (Lepipoptera, Nymphalidae). Syst. Ent. 32, 668-689.

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Scientific Name Bia actorion
Location Rio Urubu, Amazonas, Brazil
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Bia Owl
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Scientific Name Brassolis astyra Godart
Location Campinas, Brasil
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Andrew V. Z. Brower
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Scientific Name Caligo illioneus
Location Brazil: Mato Grosso, Cristalino Lodge
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Will Carter
Life Cycle Stage adults
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Source Illioneus Giant Owl (Caligo illioneus)
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2004 Will Carter
About This Page

Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland


Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2010. Brassolini Boisduval 1836. Version 13 February 2010 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Brassolini/70271/2010.02.13 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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