Callipia constantinaria Oberthür, 1881

Figs 43–44, 59

Assigned BIN: BOLD:AAD6679.

Diagnosis

The yellow blotch on the forewing is the smallest among all species of the constantinaria group. The male genitalia of the holotype are lost, but male genitalia are very similar among all species in the group. COI-barcode: the minimum observed distance to the genetically most similar species ( C.brenemanae) is 3.9%. The most reliable identification method appears to be through DNA barcoding.

Type material

Holotype (Fig. 43) PERU: ♂, [Junín?] Punamarca, 30 Jan. 1873, Constantin Jelski leg. (NHM). The genitalia are lost.

Other material examined

PERU: 1 ♂, Cusco, Ollantaytambo-Quillabamba R[oa]d, km 158, [ca 13.148° S, 72.513° W], 2945 m (AMNH) (C-0085 with GS, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Figs 44, 59).

Description

As illustrated. The female is unknown.

Distribution

Eastern Andes of central and south eastern Peru, 3000 m.

Remarks

Many museum specimens were identified as C. constantinaria but will often actually belong to C. occulta stat. rev. and other species. The female is unknown.