Celastrina hersilia

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: Celastrina
Species: Celastrina hersilia
Subspecies: (3) per Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983.
C. h. evansi – C. h. hersilia – C. h. vipia

Name

Celastrina hersilia (Leech, 1893).

Type locality: China.

Lectotype: BMNH ♂. Designated by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 227.

Synonymy

• Cyaniris hersilia Leech, 1893: 319, pl. 31, fig. 16.
• Celastrina hersilia (Leech); Forster, 1941: 606, pls 19, 20, fig. 4 ♂.
• Celastrina hersilia hersilia (Leech); Eliot & Kawazoé, 19834: 227, figs 166, 530.

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. 
• Forster, W., 1941. Neue Lycaeniden-Formen aus China II. Mitteilungen der Münchner entomologischen Gesellschaft 31: 593–627, pls 19-22. text plates. Reference page. 
• Leech, J.H. 1892-1894. Butterflies from China, Japan and Corea 1. pp 1-297, 2. pp 297–681, Map, Plates. Reference page. 

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