Perisama bomplandii

Perisama bomplandii
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
  • Catogramma bomplandii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Perisama mexicana Hoffmann, 1940
  • Callicore equatorialis Guenée, 1872
  • Catagramma bourcieri Becker, 1851
  • Perisama bourcieri Butler, 1873
  • Perisama bonplandii var. rubrobasalis Rebel, 1901
  • Perisama albipennis Butler, 1873
  • Perisama lineata Butler, 1873
  • Perisama eliodora Dognin, 1887
  • Perisama aequatorialis arhoda Oberthür, 1916
  • Perisama aequatorialis var. sinuatolinea Oberthür, 1916
  • Perisama aequatorialis-arhoda f. ultramarina Oberthür, 1916
  • Perisama bomplandii velasteguii Lamas, 1995
  • Perisama bomplandii ultramarina Attal & Crosson, 1996
  • Perisama bomplandii ultramarina f. dissidens Attal & Crosson, 1996
  • Perisama bonplandii venezuelana Viette, 1958
  • Perisama bomplandii reyi Attal & Crosson du Cormier, 2003

Perisama bomplandii, the Bomplandi's Perisama, is a species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

Subspecies

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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