Celastrina algernoni

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: Celastrina
Species: Celastrina algernoni
Subspecies: (2)
C. a. algernoni – C. a. kadazanensis

Name

Celastrina algernoni (Fruhstorfer, 1917).

Type locality: Philippines, Luzon.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Lycaenopsis philippina (Semper) sensu Chapman, 1909: 432, fig. 65 ♂ genit. [Misidentification].
• Lycaenopsis oreas algernoni Fruhstorfer, 1917: 30.
• Celastrina algernoni algernoni (Fruhstorfer); Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 250, figs 182 ♂ genit.; 452, 453 ♀; 462, 463 ♂; Treadaway & Schröder, 2012: 35.

References

• Chapman, T., 1909. A review of the species of the lepidopterous genus Lycaenopsis Feld. (Cyaniris auct. ned Dalm.) on examination of the male ancillary appendages. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909: 419–476, 72 figs. BHL. Reference page. 
• Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1917. Revision der Lycaenidengattung Lycaenopsis. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 82 (A) (1) (1916): 1–42, 2 pls. text, plates. Reference page. 
• Hayashi, H. & Iwanaga, S., 1974. A new species of Celastrina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Borneo and Luzon. Kontyu, Tokyo 42: 17-23, 13 figs. Reference page. 
• Treadaway, C.G. & Schröder, H.G. 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 32 (Suppl. 20): 64pp. Reference page. 

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