''Cyllopsis tomemmeli'' is a butterfly in the genus '' Cyllopsis'' from the highlands of

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. It was described by Andrew D. Warren & Shinichi Nakahara in 2018. This butterfly is about 2 inches wide and dusky brown with jagged red-brown bands on the underside, a characteristic feature of '' Cyllopsis'' species. Another notable feature is the two pairs of spots flanked by lines of metallic scales that might mimic the eyes and legs of

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s. Females are slightly paler than males, and male ''Cyllopsis tomemmeli'' have furry scales which are likely the scent distributors.

Distribution

In the field journals of Thomas Emmel, he describes the area, with directions to the exact location, that he collected the 13 specimen (9 male and 4 female) of ''C. tomemmeli''. The area of Chiapas, Mexico at the time he collected them was a "dense pine-oak forest, including many apparently old-growth pines, with a sparse understory of bunch grasses and scattered flowering plants" with small open areas that allowed sunlight to enter. The location was at an elevation of 2,382 m.

References

A new species of Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1869 from the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico

Sources

A new species of Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1869 from the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico
/ref> New butterfly species discovered nearly 60 years after it was first collected – #FloridaMuseumScience
/ref> Satyrini Butterflies described in 2018 Flora of Chiapas Butterflies of North America Lepidoptera of Mexico {{Satyrini-stub