Dasyophthalma vertebralis Butler, 1869

Penz, Carla Maria, 2009, Phylogeny of Dasyophthalma butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Brassolini), Insecta Mundi 2009 (69), pp. 1-12 : 5

Dasyophthalma vertebralis Butler, 1869

( Fig. 1 C-D, 3C-D)

Type locality. Brazil.

Diagnosis. Dorsal FW postmedial band pale yellow, narrow, not reaching discal cell inside cell Cu1. Dorsal HW postmedial band well developed. Ventral HW with a broad, diffuse, pale yellow postmedial band across entire wing that masks the ripple-pattern.

Distribution. Brazil, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo. This species is known from Santa Leopoldina (Espírito Santo) and from Alto Rio Mucuri (Espírito Santo) near Teófilo Otoni (Minas Gerais) (A.V.L. Freitas pers. comm.). The records “ Bahia?, Pará ” in Stichel (1932) are probably erroneous (see also Appendix 1).

Remarks. Immature stages unknown. This species mostly inhabits the interior forests of Minas Gerais state (A.V.L. Freitas pers. comm.) and it is currently listed as critically endangered in the Lista Oficial da Fauna Brasileira ameaçada de extinção (http://www.biodiversitas.org.br/f_ameaca/p_fauna.asp, consulted on 26 January, 2009).

Figures

Figure 1. Dasyophthalma adults. Habitus with dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right. Scale bar next to B = 1cm. A) D. creusa male, Brazil, Santa Catarina, São Bento do Sul. B) D. creusa female, Brazil, Santa Catarina, São Bento do Sul. C) D. verebralis male, Brazil, Espírito Santo. D) D. vertebralis female, [Brazil] East Amazonas. E) D. rusina male, South Brazil. F) D. rusina female, South Brazil. G) D. geraensis male, [Brazil] Minas Gerais. H) Detail of the head of D. rusina. I) Detail of the hindleg of D. rusina. J) Venation pattern of D. rusina, vein thickness is not shown.