Dasyophthalma is a genus of medium-sized brownish butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are endemic to the Atlantic coastal region of Brazil. They feed on palms.

Dasyophthalma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Dasyophthalma
Westwood, [1851][1]

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References

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  1. ^ Dasyophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Penz, C.M., 2009: Phylogeny of Dasyophthalma butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolini). Insecta Mundi 0069: 1-12. Full article: [1] Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
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