Hypophytala hyetta

hyetta, ♂, from Ill. Diurn. Lep. 1878.

hyetta holotype ♂, from Jackson, 1964.

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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Epitolina
Genus: Hypophytala
Species: Hypophytala hyetta
Subspecies: (2) per Williams, 2007.
H. h. hyetta – H. h. latifascia

Name

Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1890).

Type locality: Angola: “Angola”.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Epitola hyetta Hewitson, 1873: 150; [1878]: Suppl. 19, pl.1b, figs 11,12.
• Phytala hyetta (Hewitson); Jackson, 1964: 61, pls 1,2 figs 5,19; Stempffer, 1967: 85.
• Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson); Congdon & Collins, 1998: 80; Williams, 2007: Epitolina 66.

References

• Congdon, C. & Collins, S. 1998. Kielland’s butterflies of Tanzania. Supplement. African Butterfly Research Institute & Union des Entomologistes Belges, Nairobi & Tervuren, 143 pp. 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., 1873. Descriptions of six new species of Epitola from the west coast of Africa. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 10: 149–151. BHL. Reference page. 
• Jackson, T.H.E. 1964. Notes on the Epitolinae, Part II. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 15: 59–80. BHL. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.