Libythea lepita
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Libytheinae
Genus: Libythea
Species: Libythea lepita
Subspecies:
L. l. amamiana –
L. l. formosana –
L. l. lepita
Name
[edit]Libythea lepita (Moore, [1858])
Type locality: India, North India.
Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.
Synonyms
[edit]- Libythea celtis chinensis Fruhstorfer, 1909 (synonymized by Kawahara 2013: 32)
- Libythea celtis celtoides Fruhstorfer, 1909 (synonymized by Kawahara 2013: 32)
- Libythea celtis matsumurae Fruhstorfer, 1909
- Libythea lepita sophene Fruhstorfer, 1914 (synonymized by Kawahara 2013: 32)
References
[edit]- Kawahara, A.Y. 2013. Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae). Zootaxa 3631(1): 001–074. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3631.1.1 Preview. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]日本語: テングチョウ
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