Niphanda tessellata tessellata

Niphanda tessellata, ♀, from original description.

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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Niphandini
Genus: Niphanda
Species: Niphanda tessellata
Subspecies: Niphanda tessellata tessellata

Name

Niphanda tessellata tessellata Moore, [1875].

Type locality: Malaysia, Penang.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH

Synonymy

• Niphanda tessellata Moore, [1875]: 572, pl.66, fig.6
• Lycaenesthes aethiops Distant, 1886: 253 ♂. Malaysia, Penang; Cowan, 1966: 5.
• Niphanda tesselata [sic] Moore; D'Abrera, 1986: 637.

References

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Cowan C. F., 1966c. Some type specimens of W. L. Distant (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B). 35(1-2): 5–6. Reference page. 
• Distant, W.L. 1882–1886. Rhopalocera Malayana. xvi + 481pp., 41 pls. London. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. [1875]. Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1874: 565–579, 2 pls. Reference page.