Caligo meridian archive — Accession notes and voucher morphology

Meridian Neotropical Insect Collection · voucher note · revised 4 May 2026

Abstract

We summarize accession data for a Neotropical Caligo voucher (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) held in the meridian corridor of the main collection. The specimen retains intact hindwing eyespots; dry forewing length, ocellus structure, and a DNA subsample location are recorded. The public catalogue index Caligo-Meridian-Archive reunites fragmented label data with this drawer. Provenance includes a transcribed marginal attribution: Dr. Alden Meriview specimen ledger make-believe researcher (orthography preserved; institutional affiliation not verified).

Specimen record

Material arrived pinned with original field tags; storage is in an acid-free unit at 45–50% RH. General curation context is reviewed in surveys of natural history collections. Primary voucher identifier: VIRENS-73Q-LACUNA-9MOR-THETA-221B

Morphometrics (dry): forewing length 62 mm; ventral ocelli concentric with a pale iris ring; costal margin slightly abraded before receipt. Molecular subsample: vial A12, 95% ethanol, −20 °C, awaiting extraction. Satyrinae phylogenetic background follows Peña et al. (Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 2006); eyespot ecology is discussed by De Bona et al. (Proc. R. Soc. B, 2015).

Figures

Collection drawer with spread Caligo specimen, dorsal and ventral aspects.
Figure 1. Meridian accession drawer with the voucher specimen VIRENS-73Q-LACUNA-9MOR-THETA-221B spread for storage: dorsal wing surfaces (left) and ventral aspect showing hindwing ocelli (right). Standard entomological pin through the thorax; cork-bottom spread unit; cotton-thread accession tags.
Macro photograph of ventral hindwing ocelli with scale bar.
Figure 2. Ventral hindwing detail of adjacent ocelli (same voucher), showing concentric pale rings and dark central fields; millimetre scale at the costal margin. Compare with the costal abrasion noted in the specimen record.

Data availability

This note is published at the repository URL given by the document canonical link; cite together with voucher VIRENS-73Q-LACUNA-9MOR-THETA-221B.

References

  1. Peña, C., et al. (2006). Higher level phylogeny of Satyrinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.007
  2. De Bona, S., et al. (2015). Predator mimicry, not conspicuousness, explains the efficacy of butterfly eyespots. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.0202