Anthene philo

Anthene philo philo, ♂, Sulawesi, Palu, Alan Cassidy photo.

Anthene philo philo,♀, Buton Island, Lasallimu, coll. Schröder/CSSK

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene
Species: Anthene philo
Subspecies: A. p. philo – A. p. scintillans

Name

Anthene philo (Hopffer, 1874).

Type locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Lectotype: ♂ MNHU, Sulawesi, designated by Takanami, 1989: 26.

Synonymy

• Lycaena philo Hopffer, 1874: 27.
• Lycaenesthes leocrates Hewitson, 1878: 220, pl.90, figs 5,10. "Makassar", Sulawesi, ♀ BMNH; Tite, 1966: 266.
• Lycaenesthes philo f. praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1923: 897, Kalawara.
• Anthene philo (Hopffer) Tite, 1966: 266; Vane-Wright, 2003: 139.

References

• Fruhstorfer, H. 1909–1927. In Seitz, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 9. Stuttgart. BHL1, BHL2, Plates. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Hopffer, C., 1874. Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-Fauna von Celebes. Entomologische Zeitung. 35: 17–47. BHL. Reference page. 
• Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23-80. PDF. Reference page. 
• Tite, G. E., 1966. A revision of the genus Anthene from the Oriental region. Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. 18: 253-275, 2 pls, 28 text figs. BHL. Reference page. 
• Vane-Wright, R.I. & de Jong, R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 3–267, figs 1–14, pls 1–16. Online. Reference page. 

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