Callophrys afghana

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: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Callophrys
Subgenus: Callophrys
Species: Callophrys afghana

Name

Callophrys afghana Krupitsky , Pljushtch & Pak, 2012

Type locality: Afghanistan, Central Afghanistan, Bamian Province, 10 km. S Bamian, Hushkak village, 2600-2800 m.

Holotype: ZMMU. male ♂. 29-30.V.2010. leg. O.V. Pak & E. Ivanova.

References

• Krupitsky, A.V., Pljushtch, I.G. & Pak, O.V. 2012. Taxonomic studies on the Callophrys suaveola Staudinger, 1881 - species group: a new species from Central Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 43 (1-2): 145–148. PDF. Reference page.