Opsiphanes cassiae is a species of butterfly that contains several subspecies.
Taxonomy Opsiphanes cassiae contains the following subspecies: Opsiphanes cassiae cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758) (= crameri C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) Opsiphanes cassiae incolumis Stichel, 1904 Opsiphanes cassiae tamarindi C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
, the genus (and species) have undergone some revision by Piovesan et al. 2023,Piovesan et al. 2023 Systematics of Opsiphanes Doubleday, (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Brassolini): an integrative approach, Zootaxa. suggesting the following changes: Opsiphanes crameri C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 as a synonym of Opsiphanes cassiae cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758), contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes cassiae crameri C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862). Opsiphanes cassiae tamarindi C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861 contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes tamarindi incolumis Stichel, 1904). Opsiphanes bogotanus castaneus Stichel, 1904, contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes cassiae castaneus Stichel, 1904. Opsiphanes mexicana Bristow, 1991, contra "Butterflies of America" listing Opsiphanes cassiae mexicana Bristow, 1991.
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