Opsiphanes cassina C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862
Split-banded Owlet
Opsiphanes cassina rarely occurs in primary forest in central Amazonia, where males and females can be caught in traps, in the canopy and shaded understory.
In other environments can be Opsiphanes cassina can be pest. The herbivory by caterpillars of this species, causes economic damage in agriculture (Aldana et al. 1999).
Belize; Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Panamá; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
Adults feed on rotten fruits
Host-plants compiled by Beccaloni et al. (2008) include:
Agavaceae: Cordyline fruticosa
Cannaceae: Canna indica
Lecythidaceae: Couroupita guianensis, Gustavia augusta
Musaceae: Musa spp.
Palmae: Acrocomia aculeata, Acrocomia sclerocarpa, Acrocomia vinifera, Bactris gasipaes, Bactris guineensis, Bactris major, Brahea salvadorensis, Chamaedorea costaricana, Cocos sp., Cocos nucifera, Copernicia tectorum, Dypsis lutescens, Elaeis guineensis, Livistona chinensis, Mauritia flexuosa, Orbignya cohume, Phoenix dactylifera, Prichardia pacifica, Roystonea oleracea, Roystonea regia, Sabal mauritiiformis, Veitchia merrillii, Washingtonia filifera.
Many unidentified species of Palmae in several countries.
brown, orange
forest, anthropogenic
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536
- Aldana J.A., Fajardo J., Guerrero H.C. (1999):
- Evaluación de dos diseños de trampas para la captura de adultos de Opsiphanes cassina Felder (Lepidoptera: Brassolidae) en una plantación de palma de aceite. Palmas. 20(2): 23-29
Male, from dorsal
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
Male, from ventral
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
Female, from dorsal
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
Female, from ventral
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas