Podanotum melanissimum

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: Eumaeini
Genus: Podanotum
Species: Podanotum melanissimum

Name

Podanotum melanissimum Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2006

Type locality: Ecuador, Prov. Loja, Saragura via Las Antenas, 3200 m.

Holotype: MZUJ. male. 15.IX.2004. leg. Pyrcz & Wojtusiak.

Etymology

Melanin = the brown pigment in the scales on butterfly wings, which absorbs light. The name was used to signify that the wing dorsa are purely melanic.

References

• Bálint, Z. & Wojtusiak, J. 2006. Notes on the genus Podanotum with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Genus, 17(2): 283–289. Full article (PDF). Reference page.