Brassolis granadensis Stichel

Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. & Penz, Carla M., 2009, Phylogeny of Dynastor and Brassolis butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a tough nut to crack, Zootaxa 2134, pp. 1-22 : 8

Brassolis granadensis Stichel

( Fig. 3 D, 8M)

Diagnosis: Males can be recognized by a combination of five characters: (1) dorsal FW postmedial band orange and nearly entire (small brown spot at crossvein m2–m3); (2) dorsal FW postmedial band wider below discal cell than in B. isthmia ; (3) lack a dorsal HW postmedial band; (4) brown androconial patch below vein Cu2, matching the wing background color. In B. isthmia this androconial patch is lighter than the wing background color; (5) abdomen brown dorsally. According to Bristow (2008) females can be recognized by the absence of dorsal HW postmedial (submarginal) band, by the deep-orange dorsal FW band, and by the flame-like shape of the spots that range across the upper part of the FW discal cell.

Distribution: Colombia and Ecuador ( Casagrande 2004, Bristow 2008).

Subspecies: None.

Remarks: Females were not available for examination. The female from the MGCL ( Colombia, Tolima, Payande, Mina Vieja area, 800– 950 m. 1974, genitalia preparation CMP 07-141) listed by Bristow (2008) as granadensis actually corresponds to isthmia (R. Bristow pers. comm.)

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FIGURE 3. Brassolis species, in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views (except for C). (A & B) Male and female B. isthmia from Panama. (C) Male B. isthmia from Costa Rica. (D) Male of granadensis from Colombia. (E) Detail showing head and proboscis of B. isthmia from Panama. (F & G) Male and female B. astyra from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). (H) Male B. astyra from Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).