88 Butterfly

I asked Theo Prado to look at his shots again. Let's see what he means...

Bayucca, unfortunately I couldn't take a picture of the underwings, but I took a look at it, and I think you are right. My spot didn't have that large red area in the lower forewings. It seems that there is a lot of confusion about this butterfly ID, so I'll take your sugestion. I'll change it if necessary. Thank you.

Take also a look at the wellknown other side in Theo's shots: Please, not the tiny blue stripe! It is Candrena not Clymena in my opinion.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theoprado/3...
This one might be Clymena meridionalis, with the missing blue stripe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theoprado/3...

I wouldn't have ID this one as clymena meridionalis. Looking at some pictures I know why you had this one as clymena, since Theo Prado is quite good in IDing butterflies. However, the white band at the forewing is to my eyes not speaking for Clymena, but for Diaethria candrena candrena, also from Brazil. Take a look at the corresponding links. In my opinion the ID from Theo is wrong. But this is just my personal impression!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theoprado/3...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theoprado/3...
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/di...
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ih...
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/di...

Everybody knows the underwing pattern of 88 butterflies, this is the upper view.