Celastrina lavendularis limbata

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Celastrina
Species: Celastrina lavendularis
Subspecies: Celastrina lavendularis limbata

Celastrina lavendularis limbata, ♂, Thailand

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

Celastrina lavendularis limbata (Moore, 1879).

Type locality: India, Parisnath Hill.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH (dry season form).

Synonymy

• Polyommatus limbatus Moore, 1879: 139.
• Cyaniris placida de Nicéville, 1884: 68, pl.1, fig. 8 ♂; 1890: 103. Holotype ZSI ♂. India, Sikkim (wet season form). (Synonymised by Toxopeus, 1928: 224).
• Cyaniris placida (Moore), 1884: 523, pl. 48, fig. 5 ♂. Holotype BMNH ♂, India, Darjeeling. (wet season form). Synonymised with placida de Nicéville by de Nicéville, 1890: 103, and with limbatus Moore by Toxopeus, 1928: 22.
• Cyaniris limbatus (Moore) de Nicéville, 1890: 109 (partim).
• Lycaenopsis limbata (Moore) with vars. placida (de Nicéville) and jynteana (de Nicéville) sensu Chapman; Chapman, 1909: 447, figs 85, 86 ♂ genitalia.
• Cyaniris placida hegesander Fruhstorfer, 1910: 292. Lectotype BMNH ♂, Vietnam, Tonkin. (Synonymised by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 254).
• Lycaenopsis limbatus limbatus (Moore), with dry season form [sic] placida (de Nicéville); Fruhstorfer, 1917: 31.
• Celastrina (Udara) lavendularis limbata (Moore); Toxopeus, 1928: 224.
• Lycaenopsis lavendularis limbata (Moore); Evans, 1932: 224 (partim).
• Lycaenopsis limbata limbata (Moore); Evans, 1953: 755.
• Celastrina limbata limbata (Moore); Cantlie, 1963: 47 (partim).
• Celastrina lavendularis limbata (Moore); Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 254.

References

• Cantlie, K., 1963. The Lycaenidae portion of Evans' Identification of Indian Butterflies (1932) reissued and revised, 160 pp., 6 pls. Bombay. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Evans, W.H. 1932. The Identification of Indian Butterflies, Edn.2 revised, 454pp., 32 pls. Madras. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1953. A note on the Indian species of the genus Lycaenopsis Felder (Lepidoptera–Lycaenidae). J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 51(3): 755. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1910. Neue Cyaniris-Rassen und Übersicht der bekannten Arten. Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 71 (1909): 282-305. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1917. Revision der Lycaenidengattung Lycaenopsis. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 82 (A) (1) (1916): 1–42, 2 pls. text, plates. Reference page. 
• Moore, F., 1879. Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879: 136–144. BHL. Reference page. 
• Moore, F., [1884]. Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 521-535, 2 pls. Reference page. 
• de Nicéville, L., [1884]. On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 52: 65-91, 3 pls. BHL text, plates. Reference page. 
• de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp., Pls XXV-XXIX. 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. 

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