Acytolepis lilacea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Acytolepis
Species: Acytolepis lilacea
Subspecies: (3)
A. l. indochinensis – A. l. lilacea – A. l. moorei

Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis ♂, Thailand

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

Name

Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson, 1889).

Type locality: S. India, Nilgiri.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Type, Nilgiris. S. slopes. 3000ft Aug. 88. Hampson 89.53, Cyaniris puspa var. lilacea Hamp."

Synonymy

• Cyaniris puspa lilacea (var.) Hampson, 1889: 356.
• Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson); Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 185, figs 134, 135, 268, 284.

References

• Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9. Reference page. 
• Hampson, G.F. [1889]. The Butterflies of the Nilgiri District, South India. J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 57(4): 346–368. Reference page. 

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