Rathinda amor, upper-side
Rathinda amor, underside
Rathinda amor 1

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: Horagini
Genus: Rathinda
Species: Rathinda amor

Name edit

Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775).

Type locality: "India Orientali"

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy edit

  • Papilio amor Fabricius, 1775: 518, No. 321. India Orientali.
  • Papilio triopas Cramer, 1780: 4(27) 64, pl.320, figs. G,H. Coromandel. (The misspelling triopus has frequently appeared.)
  • Zephyrius amor (Fabricius); Guérin-Méneville, 1829-1844: pl.81, fig.6.
  • Myrina amor (Fabricius); Butler, 1870: 184.
  • Rathinda amor (Fabricius); Moore, [1881]: 99, pl.42, figs 1,1a. et seq.

References edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Monkey Puzzle
தமிழ்: புதிர்நீலன்
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