Chrysoritis brooksi tearei

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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: Chrysoritis brooksi
Subspecies: Chrysoritis brooksi tearei

Name

Chrysoritis brooksi tearei (Dickson, 1966).

Type locality: South Africa: “E. of Riversdale, Western Cape Province”.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Poecilmitis brooksi tearei Dickson, 1966: 218.
• Chrysoritis brooksi tearei (Dickson); Heath, 1997; Williams, 2008.

References

• Dickson, C.G.C., 1966. Revisional Notes on the Cape Lycaenid Poecilmitis brooksi Riley, with the description of a recently-recognised race of this species. Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 78(10): 217–219, pl.10. Archive. Reference page. 
• Heath, A. 1997. A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis. Occasional supplement (2). Full publication, with link to PDF. Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.