Tatochila mercedis stereodice

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: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Pierina
Genus: Tatochila
Species: Tatochila mercedis
Subspecies: Tatochila mercedis stereodice

Name

Tatochila mercedis stereodice (Staudinger, 1899)

Type locality: Chile, Punta Arenas.

Lectotype: SMNH, designated by Lamas, 2007: 116.
(Neotype wrongly designated by Ackery, 1975)

Synonymy

• Tatochila microdice var sterodice Staudinger, 1899.
• Tatochila microdice allodice Bryk, 1944. NRM Stockholm, image.

References

• Ackery, P.R., 1975. A new Pierine genus and species with notes on the genus Tatochila (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 30: 1–9. Reference page. 
• Lamas, 2007. Invalidation of six neotypes among Neotropical butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae). Revista peruana Entomologica 45: 115-119. pdf. Reference page.