Thespieus xarippe

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: Hesperiini
Genus: Thespieus
Speciesː Thespieus xarippe
Subspeciesː T. x. hallia –T. x. xarippe

Name

Thespieus xarippe Butler, 1870.

Type localityː tbc, probably Venezuela.

Typusː ♂ BMNH, ex-coll Kayden, images.

Synonymy

♦ Proteides xarippe Butler, 1870ː 502.
♦ Thespieus chlorocephala Röber, 1925ː 161. Brazil. Synonymy in Evans, [1955]ː 419.
♦ Thespieus xarippe (Butler); Draudt, [1924]ː 953, Pl.185a.
♦ Thespieus xarippe xarippe (Butler); Evans, [1955]ː 419; Bridges, 1994ː VIII.242, IX.69; Lamas, 2004ː 81.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Butler, A.G. 1870. Descriptions of some new Diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperiidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1870: 485–520. Reference page. 
• Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• Röber, 1925. Neue Südamerikanische Falter (Lep.). Entomologische Mitteilungen 14(1): 85–100; (2): 156–162. Reference page.