Opsiphanes cassiae

Opsiphanes cassiae is a species of butterfly that contains several subspecies. ^[1]

Opsiphanes cassiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Opsiphanes
Species:	O. cassiae
Binomial name
Opsiphanes cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy

Opsiphanes cassiae contains the following subspecies:

• Opsiphanes cassiae cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758) (= crameri C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
• Opsiphanes cassiae incolumis Stichel, 1904
• Opsiphanes cassiae tamarindi C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861

As of January 2023^[update], the genus (and species) have undergone some revision by Piovesan et al. 2023,^[2] suggesting the following changes:

• Opsiphanes crameri C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 as a synonym of Opsiphanes cassiae cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758), contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes cassiae crameri C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862).
• Opsiphanes cassiae tamarindi C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861 contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes tamarindi incolumis Stichel, 1904).
• Opsiphanes bogotanus castaneus Stichel, 1904, contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes cassiae castaneus Stichel, 1904.
• Opsiphanes mexicana Bristow, 1991, contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes cassiae mexicana Bristow, 1991.