Perisama bomplandii

Perisama bomplandii, or Bomplandi's perisama, is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1844.^[1]

Perisama bomplandii
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Perisama
Species:	P. bomplandii
Binomial name
Perisama bomplandii (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])
Synonyms
Catogramma bomplandii Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Perisama mexicana Hoffmann, 1940 Callicore equatorialis Guenée, 1872 Catagramma bourcieri Becker, 1851 Perisama bourcieri Butler, 1873 Perisama bonplandii var. rubrobasalis Rebel, 1901 Perisama albipennis Butler, 1873 Perisama lineata Butler, 1873 Perisama eliodora Dognin, 1887 Perisama aequatorialis arhoda Oberthür, 1916 Perisama aequatorialis var. sinuatolinea Oberthür, 1916 Perisama aequatorialis-arhoda f. ultramarina Oberthür, 1916 Perisama bomplandii velasteguii Lamas, 1995 Perisama bomplandii ultramarina Attal & Crosson, 1996 Perisama bomplandii ultramarina f. dissidens Attal & Crosson, 1996 Perisama bonplandii venezuelana Viette, 1958 Perisama bomplandii reyi Attal & Crosson du Cormier, 2003

Subspecies

• P. b. bomplandii (Colombia, Venezuela)
• P. b. equatorialis (Guénée, 1872) (Ecuador)
• P. b. albipennis Butler, 1873 (Peru, Ecuador)
• P. b. parabomplandii Dognin, 1899 (Colombia)
• P. b. ultramarina Oberthür, 1916 (Ecuador)
• P. b. venezuelana Viette, 1958 (Venezuela)
• P. b. reyi Attal & Crosson du Cormier, 2003 (Venezuela)^[1]

Description

Male Perisama bomplandii ultramarina in Ecuador

The wingspan of Perisama bomplandii is about 45–50 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in).^[2] These butterflies are the largest of the genus Perisama.

Coloration and pattern of these butterflies are quite variable depending on subspecies. Usually the uppersides of the wings are blue black. The forewings are crossed obliquely from the costal margin to the inner margin by wide bands of golden green or blue. Close to the apex sometimes there is a small white spot. On the uppersides of the hindwings the outer margins are bordered with greenish or blueish. At the base there is a brilliant blue. The underside of the anterior wings is black, with a row of five blue spots, a brown inner margin and a gray base followed by light blue. The apex and the outer margin are gray. The undersides of the posterior wings are whitish or grayish, crossed by two black lines. Larvae feed on Serjania species.^[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.^[1]