Perisama bomplandii
Perisama bomplandii | |
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Museum specimen of Perisama bomplandii, Dorsal view. | |
Ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Biblidinae |
Tribe: | Callicorini |
Genus: | Perisama |
Species: | P. bomplandii |
Binomial name | |
Perisama bomplandii (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Perisama bomplandii, the Bomplandi's Perisama, is a species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Subspecies
- Perisama bomplandii bomplandii (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Perisama bomplandii equatorialis (Guénée, 1872) (Ecuador)
- Perisama bomplandii albipennis Butler, 1873 (Peru, Ecuador)
- Perisama bomplandii parabomplandii Dognin, 1899 (Colombia)
- Perisama bomplandii ultramarina Oberthür, 1916 (Ecuador)
- Perisama bomplandii venezuelana Viette, 1958 (Venezuela)
- Perisama bomplandii reyi Attal & Crosson du Cormier, 2003 (Venezuela)[1]
Description
The wingspan of Perisama bomplandii reaches about 45–50 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in).[2] These butterflies are the largest of all Perisama genus.
Coloration and pattern of these butterflies are quite variable, depending on subspecies. Usually the uppersides of the wings are blue-black. The forewings are crossed obliquely from costal margin to the inner margin by wide bands of golden green or blue. Close to the apex sometimes there is a small white spot. On the uppersides of the hind wings the outher margins are bordered with greenish or blueish. At the base there is a brilliant blue. The underside of the anterior wings are black, with a row of five blue spots, a brown inner margin and a grey base followed by light blue. The apex and the outer margin are grey. The undersides of the posterior wings are whitish or greyish, crossed by two black lines. Larvae feed on Serjania species.[1]
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
References
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