Candalides neurapacuna

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Candalidini
Genus: Candalides
Species: Candalides neurapacuna

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

Candalides neurapacuna Bethune-Baker, 1908.

Type locality: Papua New Guinea.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: "Angabunga R., affl. of St. Joseph R., Brit. N. Guinea, 6,000ft., upwards. Nov.04-Febr. 05 (A.S. Meek)". Neallotype ♀ BMNH designated by Tite, 1963: 209.

Synonymy

Candalides neurapacuna Bethune-Baker, 1908: 121, pl. 9, fig. 10; Parsons, 1998: 419, pl. 65, figs 1810-1812.
Holochila neurpacuna (Bethune-Baker); Tite, 1963: 209, text fig. 34.

References

Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1908. Descriptions of butterflies of the Division Rhopalocera from Africa and from New Guinea. Proceedings of the zoological Society, London 1908: 110–126, 2 pls. BHL. Reference page.
Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page.
Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 14: 197–259, 4 pls, 119 text figs. BHL Reference page.