''Opsiphanes sallei'' 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

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

, Bolivia, Colombia and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

."''Opsiphanes'' Doubleday, [1849]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' OpsiphanesnicandrusUps

References

Subspecies

*''Opsiphanes sallei sallei'' (Venezuela) *''Opsiphanes sallei nicandrus'' (Bolivia) *''Opsiphanes sallei colombiana'' (Colombia) *''Opsiphanes sallei kennerlyi'' (Peru) Morphinae Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Edward Doubleday Butterflies described in 1849 {{Morphinae-stub