Myscelus amystis epigona

Image of butterfly from Seitz 1924

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrrhopyginae
Tribus: Passovini
Genus: Myscelus
Species: Myscelus amystis
Subspecies: Myscelus amystis epigona

Name

Myscelus amystis epigona (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Type locality: Uncertain; "Venezuela" in Seitz

Holotype: tbc.

Synonymy

• Myscelus epigona Herrich-Schäffer, 1869; Seitz, [1924]: 848, pl.164g.
• Myscelus orthrus Hewitson, 1877; mis-spelt aethras by Mabille, 1903: 13. Type ♀ BMNH.
• Pyrrhopyga sothis Mabille, 1883: 57. Brazil, Type ♂ BMNH. Brazil.
• Pyrrhopyga orbius Mabille, 1883: 57. Brazil, Type ♂ BMNH. Brazil.
• Myscelus meridionalis Röber, 1925. Santa Catharina.
• Myscelus amystis epigona (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869); Evans, 1951: 74; Lamas, 2004: 25.

References

• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 
• Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1869–70. Systematis Lepidopterorum, Hesperiina. Correspondenz-Blatt des zoologischer-mineralogische Verein in Regensburg. Vol. 23: 59–64, 67–77, 130–141, 163–172, 184–204; Vol. 24: 154–160. 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. 
• Mabille, P. 1883. Description d'Hespéries. Bulletin ou Compte-Rendus des Séances de la Société Entomologique de Belgique: 51–78. Reference page. 
• Seitz, A. 1910–1924. Die Amerikanischen Tagfalter. in Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde 5: 3–1139, pls 1–194. Alfred Kernan, Stuttgart. Reference page.