Horaga onyx cingalensis

Horaga onyx cingalensis, ♀, S. India. Dr. Raju Kasambe photo.

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: Horagini
Genus: Horaga
Species: Horaga onyx
Subspecies: Horaga onyx cingalensis

Name

Horaga onyx cingalensis Moore, [1884].

Type locality: Sri Lanka

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonyms

• Horaga cingalensis Moore, [1884]: 525; Doherty, 1890:416, 417.
• Horaga onyx cingalensis Moore; Fruhstorfer, 1912: 232; Fruhstorfer, 1914: 35; Evans, 1927: 187; Woodhouse, 1952: fig.; Cowan, 1966: 114; D'Abrera, 1986: 594; Bridges, 1994: IX.50.

References

• D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536-672. Melbourne.
• Bridges, C. A., 1994. Catalogue of Lycaenidae & Riodinidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bridges, Urbana, Illinois.
• Cowan, C. F., 1966. Indo-Oriental Horagini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (nat. Hist.) Ent. 18: 105-141, 3 pls.
• Doherty, W., 1890. In Marshall & de Nicéville The Butterflies of India Burma and Ceylon. Volume 3.
• Evans, W. H., 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, edn 1. xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras.
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1912. Ubersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors. Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 197-272, 4 Figs.
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1914. Deut. ent. Zeit. (Iris) 28(1): 33-35.
• Moore, F., [1884]. Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 521-535, 2 pls.
• Woodhouse, L.G.O., 1952. The butterfly fauna of Ceylon Edn. 2. 32 + 231pp., 1 map, 1 + 55 pls. Colombo.