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Scalloped Owlet
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Butterflies & moths

Scalloped Owlet

Opsiphanes quiteria (Stoll, 1782)

Names

EnglishScalloped Owlet
Dutch—
SpanishDuende festoneado
Chinese瑰斜条环蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameOpsiphanes quiteria (Stoll, 1782)

About this species

The Scalloped Owlet (Opsiphanes quiteria) is a species of the family Nymphalidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 3 times (GBIF), in 1962. Records come from Sipaliwini.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusOpsiphanes

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1962First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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