Selenophanes cassiope

Selenophanes cassiope
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Selenophanes
Species: S. cassiope
Binomial name
Selenophanes cassiope
(Cramer, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cassiope Cramer, [1775]
  • Morpho caryatis Godart, [1824]
  • Opsiphanes cassiope var. cassiopeia Staudinger, [1886]
  • Opsiphanes cassiope placentia Fruhstorfer, 1912
near Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil

Selenophanes cassiope, the Cassiope Owlet, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1775. It is found from Colombia through the Guianas to south-eastern Brazil.[2]








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