Cigaritis nubilus

Cigaritis nubilus, = Aphnaeus nubilus Moore, Sri Lanka, from original description.

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: Cigaritis
Species: Cigaritis nubilus

Name

Cigaritis nubilus (Moore, [1887]).

Type locality: Sri Lanka, "Wattegama".

Holotype: not located.

Synonyms

• Aphnaeus nubilus Moore, [1887]: 530, pl. 210, figs 1, 1a, 1b; de Nicéville, 1890: 363.
• Spindasis nubilus (Moore); Evans, 1927: 178; D'Abrera, 1986: 604.
• Cigaritis nubilus (Moore); Savela, consulted 26.xii.2011.

References

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. [1884-1887]. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. London: L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3: xv + 578pp., pls.145–215. BHL plates Reference page. 
• de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Plates.
• Savela, M. Funet: Theclinae.

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