''Dasyophthalma vertebralis'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

. It is found in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo). The habitat consists of forests., 2009: Phylogony of ''Dasyophthalma'' butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolini). ''Insecta Mundi'' 0069: 1-12. Full article

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References

Butterflies described in 1869 Morphinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Nymphalidae-stub