Thestius epopea

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Thestius
Species: Thestius epopea

Thestius epopea (Hewitson, [1870]).

Type locality: Ecuador.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, images.

Thecla epopea Hewitson, [1870]: 61; Bridges, 1994: 160.
Thecla confusa Lathy, 1936: 231. Type ♂ MNHN, Peru. images. Invalid: preocc. Jörgensen, 1934.
Thestius epopea (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 126.

Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1869–1877. Equatorial Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. Buckley, or Remarks on and descriptions of new species of butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley in Ecuador. London, van Voorst iv+96 l: 1–96 [2.xii.1869]; 2: 17–32 [15.xii.1869]; 3: 33–48 [30.xii.1869]; 4: 49–80 [10.iii.1870]; 5: 81–96 [11.iv.1877]. web 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.
Lathy, P.I., 1936. Thecla nouveaux d'Amérique de Sud (Lepidopt. Lycaenidae) in Bouvier, Livre jubilaire Bouvier : 229–232. Firmin-Didot, Paris. 379 pp. Reference page.