Chrysoritis orientalis

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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: Chrysoritis orientalis

Name

Chrysoritis orientalis (Swanepoel, 1976)

Type locality: RSA, Boesmansnek, Drakensberg Mountains.

Holotype: TMP. male ♂. 24.XII.1975. leg. D.A. Swanepoel.

Synonyms

• Poecilmitis orientalis Swanepoel, 1976

References

• Heath, A., 2001: New synonymies and taxonomic notes on the genus Chrysoritis Butler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis, 12 (3): 85–98.
• Swanepoel, D.A., 1976: A new species of Poecilmitis Butler from the Drakensberg, Natal (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 30 (12): 119–120.
• Williams, M. Afrotropical Butterflies. Consulted 26.iv.2009.