Aricia agestis nazira

Taxonavigation

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: Aricia
Species: Aricia agestis
Subspecies: Aricia agestis nazira

Name

Aricia agestis nazira (Moore, 1865).

Type locality: NW Himalayas, Kunawur.

Holotype: BMNH.

Synonymy

• Polyommatus nazira Moore, 1865 : 504, pl. 31, fig. 4.
• Cupido nazira (Moore); Kirby, 1871: 364.
• =Lycaena medon Hufnagel; de Niceville, 1890: 69.
• Polyommatus nazyra [sic] Moore; Seitz, 1912-1927.
• =Polyommatus (Aricia) agestis (Denis & Schiffermuller); Bridges, 1994: IX.92.
• Aricia agestis nazira (Moore); Zhdanko, 2000: 172.

References

• Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W.F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal lepidoptera. Van Voorst, London, 8vo, 690pp. BHL. ibid. 1877 Supplement. BHL Reference page. 
• Moore, F., 1865. List of diurnal Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A. M. Lang in the NW Himalayas. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(2): 486-509, Pls.30,31. Reference page. 
• de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp., Pls XXV-XXIX. Reference page. 
• Seitz, A. 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. The Macrolepidoptera of the World 9: 1–766; 767–1201, pls 1–175. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. in Tuzov, V.K. (ed.), 2000. Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Volume 2; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae. Pensoft, Sofia. Reference page.