Gabelana rosei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Gabelana
Species: Gabelana rosei

Name

Gabelana rosei (Vane-Wright, 1980 in d’Abrera 1980: 416)

Type locality: 10 miles (16 km) east of Gabela in central Angola.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂

Synonymy

• Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980 in (d’Abrera 1980: 416). (original combination)
• Gabelana rosei Vane-Wright - Sáfián & Collins, 2025: 105

References

Primary references

• D'Abrera, B., 1980. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region, Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne: xx, 593 pp. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sáfián, S. & Collins, S.C. 2025. Gabelana gen. nov. a unique new genus of Poritiinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Angola. Metamorphosis 36: 104–109. Full article (PDF). Reference page.