Contrafacia imma

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: Contrafacia
Species: Contrafacia imma

Name

Contrafacia imma (Prittwitz, 1865).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado.

Holotype: ♂ USNM, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865: 322; Bridges, 1994: VIII.219.
• Thecla orcynia Hewitson, 1868: 11. Guatemala, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Thecla anthracia Hewitson, [1874]: 166, pl.65, figs 461-463. Brazil, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Thecla aunia Hewitson, [1874]: 167, pl.65, figs 464,465. Venezuela, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Thecla heloisa Möschler, 1883: 309, pl.17, fig.2. Surinam. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Contrafacia mexicana Johnson, 1989: 41. Mexico City, AMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Contrafacia australis Johnson, 1989: 42. Paraguay, AMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Contrafacia minutaea Johnson, 1989: 43. Brazil, RJ, AMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Orcya hewitsoni Johnson, 1990: 69. Ecuador, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Orcya supra Johnson, 1990: 76. Argentina, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Orcya obliqua Johnson, 1990: 78. Argentina, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Orcya snyderi Johnson, 1992: 615, figs 1,2. French Guiana, AMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Contrafacia imma (Prittwitz); Lamas, 2004: 123.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W. C., 1868. Descriptions of some new species of Lycaenidae. London. van Voorst, 36 pp. web purchase Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1989. A revisionary study of the Neotropical hairstreak butterfly genus Noreena and its new sister genus Contrafacia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 97(1): 11–46, 10 figs, 3 tabs. (29 March). BHL. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1992. A new species of Orcya from the Maroni River Basin of French Guiana. Journal of the New York entomological Society 100(4): 615–620, 2 figs. Reference page. 
• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 
• Möschler, H. B., 1883. Beitrage zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam V. Ver. der Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 32: 303–362, pls 17,18. text BHL, plates. Reference page. 
• von Prittwitz, O. 1865. Beitrag zur Fauna des Corcovado. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 26(4–6): 123–143; 26(10–12): 307–325. Reference page. 

Links

• Butterflies of America.