Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner, 1821)

Penz, Carla Maria, 2009, Phylogeny of Dasyophthalma butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Brassolini), Insecta Mundi 2009 (69), pp. 1-12 : 4-5

Dasyophthalma creusa (Hübner, 1821)

( Fig. 1 A-B, 3A-B)

Type locality. Brazil.

Diagnosis. Dorsal FW postmedial band pale yellow, broadening in cells Cu1 and Cu2, reaching the edge of discal cell inside cell Cu1. Dorsal HW postmedial band faded, reduced in both sexes. Ventral HW with homogeneous ripple-pattern, and a pale yellow halo around eyespots.

Distribution. Brazil, from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul (D’Abrera 1987, Brown 1992, Brown and Freitas 2000, Testón and Corseuil 2002, Iserhard and Romanowski 2004, Uehara-Prado et al. 2004).

Remarks. The fourth and fifth instar larvae and pupa of D. creusa creusa were described by Casagrande and Mielke (2003), reared on the palm Geonoma schottiana (Arecaeae) . Females were reported to oviposit on “taquara” (Gramineae) and “palm tree” by Hoffmann (1936), and larvae were also found on Astrocaryum aculeatum / vulgare? ( Arecaceae ) ( Schmith and Hoffmann 1931) and Bactris sp. (Arecaceae) (Brown 1992).

Casagrande (2004) listed two subspecies; nominal D. c. creusa from ‘Brazil’ and D. c. baronesa Stichel, 1904 from Brazil, Espírito Santo.

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.