Taractrocera ceramas atropunctata

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Taractrocerini
Genus: Taractrocera
Species: Taractrocera ceramas
Subspecies: Taractrocera ceramas atropunctata

Taractrocera ceramas atropunctata (Watson, 1896)

Type Locality: "Kalewa, Upper Chindwin District, Burma"

Holotype: male.

Taractrocera atropunctata Watson, 1896: 676, pl.A fig.9.
Taractrocera ceramas atropunctata Watson; Evans, 1949: 359; deJong, 2004: 395.

Jong, de R., 2004. Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Taractrocera Butler, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), an example of Southeast Asian-Australian interchange. Zoologische Mededelingen 78(18-28): 383–415. Reference page.
Evans, W.H. 1949. A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). xix+502pp., 53 pls. BMNH, London. Reference page.
Watson, E.Y. 1897. Notes on a collection of butterflies from the North Chin Hills and Upper Chindwin district Burma. Journal of the Bombay natural History Society 10(4): 634–687, 1 pl. BHL text, plate. Reference page.

K. Saji, 2015. Taractrocera ceramas Hewitson, 1868 – Tawny-spotted Grass Dart. Kunte, K., P. Roy, S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 2.10. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. website