Theope excelsa H. Bates, 1868;  Comments: Panama to Amazonas, Guianas TL: Brazil (Am).

Theope excelsa Guyana: Acarai Mts./Ridge, Sipu River, 1 22.2'N, 58 57.9'W, 2500-3000 ft, 31-X-10-XI-2000, specimen No. USNMENT 00234091 [USNM].
DNA sample NVG-19032C09   —   © Nick V. Grishin