Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Lowland Owl
Opsiphanes invirae (Hübner, [1808])


Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Morphini
Identification:
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Range: Southern Mexico to Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru (source: Butterflies of America).
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Taxonomy Notes: Multiple subspecies found in our region: Opsiphanes invirae cuspidatus Stichel, 1904; Opsiphanes invirae relucens,/em> Fruhstorfer, 1907; Opsiphanes invirae sticheli Röber, 1906