Cissia spec.

Any chance anyone could help me identify this Cissia?
Photographed near Bogota, Colombia.
I found a thread earlier on the website concerning another Cissia so I was really hoping someone could help me out with the appropriate literature..
Thanks,
Arno

comments (12)

Christine Young

Lion

Welcome to JungleDragon, Arno, and thanks for sharing this gorgeous butterfly! Posted 6 years ago
1. Arno Beidts
  
  Green Fly
  
  Thank you Christine! Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Welcome, Arno!

I'm definitely no expert on Columbian butterflies, but it looks a lot like Cissia pompilia. I'm not sure of this at all though!
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/cissia_pompilia.htm Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

This may be of use?
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Cissia_a.htm Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
1. Arno Beidts
  
  Green Fly
  
  Hi Lisa, first I also thought the Pompilia looked very much alike. But then I noticed the extra bottom black spot near the fingernail on my photo, I can't find the same marking in any of the Cissia species so far.. I'm not too sure whether variation in those patterns are possible or if it is just another species of Cissia I haven't come across yet. Very strange, thanks alot for the help! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    I noticed that too. I'm not sure if there is any room for variation within that species. Posted 6 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    hi Arno,
    
    Welcome to JungleDragon! Check out this very plain looking website:
    http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/colombiapdf/
    
    Look up the PDF you need, and then go here:
    http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/colombiapdf/PDFs/
    
    Very well hidden, these are some of the best visual butterfly guides of Colombia. Takes a while to go through, but good odds of success! Posted 6 years ago
  3. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      That is awesome :o Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Those guides really surprised me when I found them. Not indexed by Google it seems. I've traversed all of them multiple times and it clearly is somebody's life work that went into creating it, it is insanely complete. Posted 6 years ago
    3. Arno Beidts
      
      Green Fly
      
      Hi, thanks for that website, contains some really nice
      Info! :)
      It appears that in the regio i found it, no Cissia's have been recorded yet.
      'Euptychoides griphe' is the only species in the list where all the black markings match 100%. However now the lines on the wing don't really match anymore.
      If anyone has some better suggestions I'll be glad to hear them,
      Thank you all! Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    4. 1. Arno Beidts
        
        Green Fly
        
        Yphthimoides renata seems an option too. Gonna call it a day, this is by far the most difficuly butterfly I ever wanted to bring to name haha. Posted 6 years ago

Arno Beidts

Green Fly

Hi Lisa, first I also thought the Pompilia looked very much alike. But then I noticed the extra bottom black spot near the fingernail on my photo, I can't find the same marking in any of the Cissia species so far.. I'm not too sure whether variation in those patterns are possible or if it is just another species of Cissia I haven't come across yet. Very strange, thanks alot for the help! Posted 6 years ago

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