Acytolepis lilacea moorei

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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Acytolepis
Species: Acytolepis lilacea
Subspecies: Acytolepis lilacea moorei

Name

Acytolepis lilacea moorei (Toxopeus, 1926).

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH

Synonymy

• [Polyommatus lavendularis Moore, 1877: 341 (partim '♀' recte ♂, nec ♂, Ceylon).]
• [Cyaniris lavendularis (Moore); Moore, 1881: 75, pl. 34, fig. 7 '♀' (partim).]
• [Lycaenopsis cardia singalensis (R. Felder) sensu Fruhstorfer, 1922: 865, pl. 152f '♀' recte ♂. Misidentification.]
• Lycaenopsis moorei Toxopeus, 1926: 365, fig. ♂ genit.
• Acytolepis puspa (lilacea) moorei (Toxopeus) Toxopeus, 1927: 293.
• [Lycaenopsis puspa lavendularis (Moore) sensu Evans, 1953: 755 (partim). Misidentification.]
• Acytoleps lilacea moorei (Toxopeus); Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 187, fig 134.

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. 
• Evans, W. H., 1953. A note on the Indian species of the genus Lycaenopsis (Felder). J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 51: 755.
• Fruhstorfer, H. 1909–1927. In Seitz, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 9. Stuttgart. BHL1, BHL2, Plates. Reference page. 
• Moore, F., 1877b. Descriptions of Ceylon Lepidoptera. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20: 339-347. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. 1881-83. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Vols. 1, 190pp, pls 1–71. 2, 162pp, pls 72–143. L. Reeve & Co., London. Reference page. 
• Toxopeus, L. J., 1926. Lycaenidae Australasiae 1. New investigations on the genus Lycaenopsis Felder. Treubia 8: 365-375. Reference page. 
• Toxopeus, L. J., 1927-1928. Eine Revision der javanischen, zu Lycaenopsis und verwandten Genera gehörigen Arten. Tijdschr. Ent. 70: 232-302, 1pl., 27 figs; ibid. 71: 179-265, 1 pl., 29 figs. Reference page.