Cacyreus tespis tespis

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: Polyommatini
Genus: Cacyreus
Species: Cacyreus tespis
Subspecies: Cacyreus tespis tespis

Name

Cacyreus tespis tespis (Herbst, [1804]).

Type locality: South Africa: “der Kap”.

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

• Papilio palemon Stoll, 1782: 209, pl. 39, figs E, F. South Africa: “Cap de bonne Espérance". [Invalid, nec Papilio palaemon Pallas, 1771; see Koçak, 1996: 13].
• Papilio tespis Herbst, [1804] 11: 270.
• Cupido palemon fracta (var.) Grünberg, 1911: 545. Uganda: “Nörd. v. Albert-Edward-See, Ruwnzori, Westseite ... 2000 m”.
• Cacyreus palemon ecaudata (forma) Stempffer, 1950: 144. Lesotho: “Mokhotlong, 7.000 pieds (Basutoland)”.
• Cacyreus palemon palemon (Cramer) [sic]; Stempffer, 1967: 206.
• Cacyreus tespis (Herbst); Stempffer, 1967: 206.
• Cacyreus tespis tespis (Herbst); Williams, 2008, Polyommatini 1: 36.

References

• Grünberg, K., 1912. Rhopalocera in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908. 3 (Zoology 1): 505–560, 4 pls. Leipzig.
• Herbst, J. F. W., 1788-1804. In Jablonsky, Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insecten; Schmetterlinge. 11 Vols. Berlin, Pauli. Reference page. 
• Kocak, A.O., 1996. Results of the lepidopterological expedition to Ethiopia in February 1996. 1. Introduction. Centre for Entomological Studies Miscellaneous Papers 27-28: 1–7.
• Stempffer, H., 1950 Contribution a l’etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne. Revue Francaise d’Entomologie 17: 135–149.
• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Stoll, C. 1780–1790. In Cramer, P. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht. Part 4 + Suppl. Pt.4 [1780]: 29–90, pls 305–336; [1781]: 91–164, pls 337–372; [1782]: 165–252, pls 373–400; Suppl [1787]: 1–42, pls 1–8; [1790]: 43–184, pls 9–42. Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.